The Racialised Violence of Settler Colonialism: An Interview With Deathscapes’ Joseph Pugliese
Speaking of fake news, the nation of Australia was founded upon it. The British staked their claim over the largest island on the planet under the legal fiction of terra nullius: that there were no occupants of the land prior...
Operating a Financial Services Business Without a Licence in Australia
New South Wales Police believe that missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick is still alive, despite the fact she has not been seen since she disappeared without a trace on 12 November 2020. Ms Caddick did not take her mobile phone,...
The Offence of Intimidating a Police Officer in New South Wales
It’s taken some years and several high profile scandals, but it seems the NRL has now firmly implemented its hard line policy against players who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. Latest case Brisbane Broncos player Payne Haas has...
Vote to Legalise Cannabis in the WA Election: An Interview With LCWA’s Leo Treasure
The 31st of January this year marked 12 months since the ACT legalised the personal use and possession of cannabis. And to date, the sky is yet to fall in. In fact, by all accounts, nothing has changed except for...
An Australian First: Prison Officer Charged With Manslaughter Over Aboriginal Custodial Death
A 57-year-old Corrective Services NSW officer presented at Lismore police station on 5 February 2021 and was charged with manslaughter over the 15 March 2019 shooting death of Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone, who was a detainee in the custody of...
Post-Coup Myanmar Mobilises for Democracy. But There’s no Respite for the Rohingya
In an early morning coup on 1 February, the Myanmar military - the Tatmadaw - reassumed complete control of the nation of Myanmar, after a little over five years since the southeast Asian country held its first democratic election in...
NSW Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Colleague
A New South Wales police officer has been shot and wounded by his colleague in the line of duty, raising concerns once again about the adequacy of firearms training given to officers in our state. Officers were on patrol “targeting...
When Does Conduct Relating to Prostitution Become a Crime?
A man and a woman have been arrested and charged for allegedly forcing females aged between 17 and 24 years to work as prostitutes. Police allege the females were systematically plied with drugs, branded with tattoos marking ownership and not...
What Would Jesus Have Thought About Morrison Government Policy?
There’s little debate over whether the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth actually existed around the commencement of the Common Era. While most of the details about him come from the four gospels of the Bible, first-century historians Cornelius Tacitus...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 February 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is ‘Child Abuse Material’ in New South Wales? A 48-year old NSW police sergeant has been charged with accessing child abuse material. Click here...
