Does Australia Need Stronger Environmental Protection Laws?
A legal decision by the full bench of the Federal Court has determined that the Australian Government has no duty of care to protect us, or our children, from climate harm. Three Federal Court judges have unanimously reversed a previous...
“A Woke Mob Democracy”: Christensen Decries a Nation Devoid of Christian Liberties
“I firmly believe that politics is broken,” declares Liberal National MP George Christensen, in a promotion clip for the Church and State Summit 2022. “We have slipped as a nation from a liberal democracy, where freedoms were once cherished things, to...
Let’s “Focus on Relieving Tensions”, Says Chomsky. With a Global War, “We’re Done”
Esteemed political commentator MIT Professor Noam Chomsky has long warned that the two greatest existential threats the globe is facing are climate change and nuclear war. Although for many, the latter used to seem like a throwback fear to the 1980s....
Sydney Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Women
The New South Wales Police Force has issued a fresh scam warning after the arrest of a 46-year old western Sydney man accused of defrauding elderly women of their life savings. The women, which include one aged 74 and another...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 March 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Child Pornography Offences in New South Wales Over 100 Australians have been charged with child abuse material offences as part of a global investigation. Click...
New Police Commissioner Under Fire for Snubbing Emergency Workers
She’s only weeks into the top job and Police Commissioner Karen Webb is already facing criticism for attending a luxury lunch on International Women’s Day as floods ravaged New South Wales. Ms Webb reportedly turned down at least a “dozen”...
Point-Blank First Nations Custodial Shooting: Killer Cop Walks Free
One man holds down another who’s struggling, but the scissors the captive had struck the first man’s mate in the shoulder with no longer pose a threat. The guy who was hit with the household implement walks across the room...
Health Minister Bungles Allocation of Funds for Frontline Services
In what can only be described as a serious bureaucratic bungle, New South Wales sexual assault services are likely to miss out on a share of $80 million in funding handed down from the Federal Government. While NSW Health Minister...
The Morrison Government’s Targeted Persecution of Transgender People
Morrison’s never attempted to conceal his prejudice against LGBTIQ people. He walked out during the marriage equality vote, he’s said inclusive teen sex education makes his “skin curl”, and just after he swiped the top job, he termed school counsellors who...
Rain Bombs, Megafires, Drought: Morrison Guarantees Worst Yet to Come
The nation’s largest city, Sydney, became the frontline of the climate crisis for the first time ever in recent days, as floods that have been wiping out people’s lives and entire towns right along the eastern seaboard, suddenly gushed through...
