Anglican Alumni Oppose the Religious Bill: An Interview With Ex-SCEGGS Student James Kong
The half-decade-long religious freedoms debate came to a head last week, when the prime minister’s prejudicial project, the Religious Discrimination Bill, was shelved after it looked like religious schools would lose their power to expel students on the basis of gender...
Federal Government Seeks to Expand its “God-like” Immigration Powers
With an election looming, and policies which claim to ‘protect’ our nation from ‘undesirables’ as popular as ever, the Morrison government is touting changes to the Migration Act 1958 which would make it easier to deport noncitizens. Government seeks to...
“I’m Going to Be a Bulldozer”: Former NSW Magistrate Pat O’Shane Eyes Off Canberra
Pat O’Shane has long been a force to be reckoned with. And the former NSW Magistrate intends to take her trailblazing attitude into this nation’s seat of government with the aim of forging much-needed change in the areas of climate,...
NSW Liberals Squander Public Money Via Financial Mismanagement and Vote-Buying
Currying favour with taxpayer dollars was ultimately the undoing of former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, and the other pollies that toppled with her. However, her treasurer at the time of the questionable dealings - Dom “does what I ask him...
World War Three, Anyone? Dutton, Beijing and the Ukraine Flashpoint
Right now, more than half of Russia’s armed forces are amassed along its border with Ukraine. The subject of weeks of speculation, Russian president Vladmir Putin denies he’s planning on invading the small country. However, western governments aren’t buying this assertion....
Jarryd Hayne Wins Appeal
Jarryd Hayne has had his sexual assault conviction quashed on appeal and a retrial has been ordered. The former football star was convicted last year of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, which is also known as sexual assault. ...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Government Raises the Bar Yet Again
The Federal Government has released a new definition for what it means to be ‘fully vaccinated’ against Covid-19. For Australians to be considered ‘fully vaccinated,’ they now need to have had three shots - the ‘double-dose’ of the vaccination, as...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 February 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Corporate Giant Accused of Systemic Workplace Bullying and Harassment Workers claim the abusers were encouraged and rewarded while victims were ostracised and vilified. Click here...
Australia’s Mounting Mass Surveillance Regime Must Be Reined In
“A creeping surveillance state”, “the world’s most secretive democracy”, “civil liberties in peril”: these types of phrases are increasingly being used to describe our nation in US headlines. The examples listed have all appeared whilst the Coalition government has been in power,...
Christian Porter and His Barrister Ordered to Pay Legal Costs
Former Attorney General Christian Porter has been ordered to pay more than $430,000 in legal costs relating to his defamation case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The costs were awarded to Jo Dyer, the friend of the woman only known...
