Australian Soldiers Unlawfully Killed Civilians and Covered it Up
Released publicly on 19 November 2020, the redacted version of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry report - or the ‘Brereton report’ - is a 465 page document covering the findings of a four year investigation into...
Berejiklian Digs in Her Heels on Eliminating the Koala, As Greens Kill the Nats Bill
As NSW Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack told parliament on 19 November, Australia has a long history of killing off koalas, which was going on a century ago. Back in the day, it consisted of selling pelts to the UK and...
Man Acquitted of Murder Due to Evidence of Police Stitch-Up
After 13 years and two jury trials, Scott Austic has been found not guilty of murdering his pregnant lover and released from prison. Stacy Thorne was murdered in 2007, while 22 weeks pregnant. She was stabbed 21 times at her...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 November 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government Settles Robodebt, But Ministers Remain Unaccountable The federal government will pay $1.2 billion to settle the lawsuit against its illegal Robodebt extortion scheme. Click...
Barry Jones’ Summing Up of Australia’s “Unconscionable” Treatment of Refugees
Then Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull first spoke to Donald Trump in January 2017, as he wanted to square up that the newly-inaugurated president would stick to a deal negotiated with former head of state Barack Obama, involving the US resettling...
Skewed Priorities: Qld Premier Under Fire Over Inconsistent COVID Restrictions
Seemingly oblivious to the extent of the heartache and disruption caused by Queensland border closures over the past several months, Annastacia Palaszczuk has further angered many Australians by allowing record crowds to attend the State of Origin Final this week....
State-Sanctioned Sexual Assault: The Rally to Ban Strip Searches at Silverwater Gaol
As she stood at the entrance to Silverwater Correctional Centre on Thursday, Kat Armstrong said that it was within that very facility that she, as an inmate, was subjected to serious degradation under the guise of routine procedure that, as...
Self-Determination Upheld: An Interview With Brewarrina First Nations People’s David Kirby
The Brewarrina First Nations People announced on 13 November that they’ve rejected the state and federal government sponsored model of community-led representation under the Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (MPRA). And instead, they’ll be upholding their right to self-determination. Citing ongoing...
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Laws in Australia
Crown Resorts won’t be able to open its brand new casino at Barangaroo as planned next month, until a review of its gambling licence is complete. The New South Wales gambling regulator, the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) has...
Most Australians Supported the Lockdown, But Not the Police Overreach
“Even though Australians were overwhelmingly supportive of the lockdowns,” Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) CEO Bill Rowlings remarked last week, the public “can appreciate how the pandemic laws were pettily abused by police excesses”. And petty is the operative word Rowlings...
