Is Anyone Really Surprised That Morrison Used Racism for Political Gain?
Accounts emerged in the press over the weekend that current PM Scott Morrison used the ethnicity of his opponent in the 2007 Cook preselection, as well as citing the rumour that he was a Muslim, as fuel to tip the...
Will the Death of Hannah Clarke and Her Children Bring Real Change?
Last week, the Coronial Inquest into the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children - who burned to death after her estranged husband set the family car alight before killing himself was finalised after 9 days of hearings in...
Married At First Sight Nude Photo Sharing Scandal: Was a Crime Committed?
For some, nothing makes for better reality TV than a bitter dispute between contestants. But in the current series of Married At First Sight, a long-standing argument between two participants could potentially land them on the wrong side of the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 March to 3 April 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The New South Wales Laws Which Regulate and Criminalise Protests Successive governments have systematically passed laws making it increasingly difficult for citizens to protest without...
NSW Government Effectively Bans Climate Protests, Under Threat of Imprisonment
Despite Matt Keen saying the odd environmentally friendly statement, the NSW Liberal Nationals government is a well-oiled machine designed to facilitate the wants of the fossil fuel industry and shield it from a rising number of constituents who oppose its...
Former NRL Player Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault
Former NRL player Tristan Sailor has been found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault. The jury took less than two and a half hours to return the verdict, in a Downing Centre District Court trial which spanned past several weeks. ...
Islamophobia Continues to Rise, Report Finds, Even After Christchurch
The third Islamophobia in Australia report was released on 19 March. This marked the third anniversary of the Christchurch massacre, which saw an Anglo Australian terrorist gun down 51 Muslims worshipping at mosques in the southern New Zealand city. The document...
‘The Slap’ – Would Criminal Charges Have Been Filed if it Happened in Australia?
It’s the slap that has the world talking, debating, asking questions: Staged or unstaged? Justified or unjustified? Chauvinism at play or a family man just protecting his loved-one? A comedian just doing his job or a weasel that crossed the...
Former Residents in Immigration Detention Treated to State-Sanctioned Violence
NZ-based advocacy and support group Route 501 recently came into possession of footage showing what appeared to be a group of bashed and bleeding Aotearoa nationals tied to common room furnishing in this nation’s immigration facility on Christmas Island. And this...
“Redrawing the Lines of Power”: Peace Activist Jacob Grech on Mounting Global Tensions
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered into its second month despite early claims that it would be a fast takeover. And as the Ukrainian civilian population continues to be slaughtered, the Kremlin is now suggesting a potential de-escalation. But many...
