Child Removal Suppression Law Is Unconstitutional, Argues Paul Robert Burton
Section 105 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) (the Child Protection Act) prevents the publication of the name and identifying details of a child or young person, who’s in state care, out-of-home care or...
“Hell on Earth”: Extinction Rebellion’s Violet Coco on the Urgency of Climate Activism
The Federal Court of Australia declared on 8 July that in deciding on whether to approve fossil fuel projects going into the future, the environment minister has to consider a duty of care “to avoid causing personal injury or death”...
Calls for Canberra to Impose Sanctions on Apartheid Israel
The eleven day bombardment of Gaza by the military forces of apartheid Israel came to an end on 21 May this year. The attacks left 248 Palestinian civilians dead – a quarter of them children – while the death toll...
COVID-19 Vaccination: Governments Slowly Tighten the Noose
Construction workers have been added to the NSW Government’s growing list of industry employees being ‘encouraged’ to get vaccinated so they can keep their jobs. As the construction industry prepares to re-open at half previous worksite capacity after weeks of...
The Crime of Concealing a Child Abuse Offence in New South Wales
The leader of the Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, has been charged with concealing a child abuse offence perpetrated by his father, Frank Houston, in the 1970s. Brian Houston is a personal friend of the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who...
Hillsong Pastor Brian Houston Charged With Concealing a Child Sexual Offence
Cofounding Hillsong pastor Brian Houston was charged by NSW police on 5 August, over his alleged concealment of child sexual abuse that occurred in the 1970s, when the head of the Pentecostal megachurch became privy to the information in 1999....
Sexual Assault Charge Brought Over Alleged Rape in Parliament House
The man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, has been named, and will face court later this year. Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been charged in the nation’s capital with one count of sexual...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 August 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Do I Have to Go to Court During Lockdown? Courts are postponing cases and have imposed new rules for attendances during lockdown. Click here to...
A Last Resort? NSW Police Powers to Arrest Without a Warrant
The pandemic era has changed the legal landscape within the state of NSW. The most obvious and abrupt aspect to this are the extra restrictions and offences that have been issued during the course of the COVID-19 outbreaks, as well...
Can an Employer Force an Employee to Obtain a COVID-19 Vaccination?
Although he initially stated that COVID-19 vaccines would be ‘as mandatory as possible’, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has since assured the public that the vaccination will be voluntary. Despite the rhetorical backflip, many believe that in practical terms, those who...
