Parliament Proposes ID Checks to Open Social Media Accounts
A recent federal parliament inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence has made 88 recommendations to combat growing violence in those areas, including several aimed at stopping online abuse. One of those recommendations is that social media account holders be...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 March to 4 April 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Watchdog Finds that Police Harassment of Lawyer Was “Serious Misconduct”, But Does Not Recommend Dismissal The police “harassment and intimidation” of the lawyer to prevent...
“A Fundamental Attack on the Rule of Law”: Shoebridge on NSW Police Intimidating Lawyer
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge sent out a quick succession of social media messages late on 26 March, setting out the most outrageous details from a police watchdog report, involving an inquiry into two NSW police officers intimidating a solicitor...
As Trans Visibility Rises, Australian Conservatives Are Taking Aim
Visibility was on high last weekend as a lengthy procession of transgender and gender diverse people, along with their allies, streamed down the centre of Newtown’s King Street to mark the day set aside for trans people to be seen....
The Offence of Human Trafficking in Australia
In January this year, a 29-year old Australian from Lidcombe in Sydney became the first person to be convicted of human trafficking by coercing a person to leave Australia. It has been reported the man - whose name has been...
No Jab, No Work: Healthcare Workers May Be Required to Have the AstraZeneca Vaccine
Healthcare workers have been told ‘they don’t get a choice’ when it comes to the Covid vaccine, amid reports that some Victorian health care staff are missing scheduled appointments, hoping to ‘hold off’ and wait for the Pfizer vaccine. Concerns...
Medicinal Cannabis Is Effective in Relieving Pain, According to Patients
Since the Turnbull government legalised the cultivation, production and distribution of medicinal cannabis effective October 2016, the estimated 100,000 Australians who’d already been using the medicine have had a rough time in accessing legal and affordable product. The medicinal cannabis...
Australia Suffering Biggest Impacts: An Interview With Climate Scientist Dr Andrew King
As the last blazes of the 2019-20 bushfire season were still ravaging the south east of this country, a group of over 200 Australian scientists presented an open letter to the federal government calling for urgent action on climate. While...
What’s the difference between a ‘surety’ and ‘security’ in a NSW Bail Application?
The mainstream media often uses the term ‘surety’ to denote money or other valuable property provided to guarantee a person’s bail.
Teflon Gladys: More Adverse Findings But Still No Accountability
The NSW parliamentary inquiry into the allocation of grants via the $252 million Stronger Communities Fund has confirmed it will be referring NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the NSW Auditor General. The parliamentary...
