The Offence of Giving False or Misleading Information in New South Wales
Three-year old William Tyrrell disappeared without a trace in 2014 from his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall in New South Wales wearing a spiderman costume. His disappearance sparked one of the most expansive and resourced manhunts in Australia’s history, led...
Perrottet’s Protest Crackdown Won’t Halt 78-Year-old Scientist Climate Defender
There’s something happening here, and what it is, well, it’s exactly clear. The global climate systems are beginning to collapse before our eyes. The cause is humanity’s fossil fuel use. And yet, in a nation like Australia, the so-called leaders...
Tibetan Independence Rising: An Interview with Tibetan Youth Congress’ Sonam Tsering
Tashi Phuntsok, an 81-year-old Tibetan man self-immolated out the front of the Chinese police station located next to Kirti Monastery in the Tibetan county of Ngaba on 27 March. Also known as Taphun, Phuntsok did this in protest of China’s ongoing...
A Progressive Voice for Change: An Interview With Greens for Page Kashmir Miller
As the May 21 federal election draws closer, Australian politics is perhaps in the gravest state it has ever been. The last three years of the Morrison government has been marked by multiple crises coupled with an inability and outright...
Are Police Officers Required to Follow the Road Rules?
A Victorian police officer is facing up to ten years in prison after being charged with speeding and reckless driving offences. 47-year old Leading Senior Constable Brad Beecroft was charged after he allegedly travelled up to 230km/h to reach a...
New Surveillance Laws Will Disproportionately Target Australian Muslims
A Home Affairs national security bill that enhances the ability of foreign-focused intelligence agencies to spy on domestic targets, while reducing the need for oversight, sauntered through both federal houses on 30 March as if it wasn’t dramatically expanding the...
NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Serious Misconduct for Humiliating Child
There must be a question on the NSW police officer application form to ensure that potential employees have a certain lack of humanity that compels them to act in an offensive and often harmful manner that in essence conveys the...
Vaccine Mandates for School Teachers Are Unlawful, Human Rights Commission Asserts
Although the pandemic panic has subsided somewhat, case numbers remain high and “no jab, no job” vaccination mandates remain in place for millions of workers across Australia. In some cases the definition of being ‘fully vaccinated’ - which once meant...
The Offence of Juror Misconduct in New South Wales
The trial of two men accused of sexual assault has been vacated and a fourth trial ordered as a result of a ‘flagrant breach’ of the trial judge’s directions, which was found to have amounted to juror misconduct. The jury...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 April 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Married At First Sight Nude Photo Sharing Scandal: Was a Crime Committed? A contestant on the popular reality TV show is under investigation for allegedly...
