Government’s Attack Dogs Raid Union Properties
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), working jointly with NSW Police Force, executed search warrants earlier this week on several trade union-related properties in Sydney, including the headquarters of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the home...
Reining in Police Powers: Shoebridge on His Drug Dog and Strip Search Bill
Over the last two years, unlucky commuters at Sydney’s Central Station have been confronted with NSW police officers accompanied by drug dogs. Deployed at peak hour, these officers have been equipped with screens, allowing them to strip search citizens if...
Berejiklian’s Drug Supply Regime Will Enhance Police Powers and Erode Individual Rights
Let’s face it, Gladys Berejiklian loves waging the war on drugs. When five young people died at NSW festivals over the summer of 2018/19, instead of implementing life-saving pill testing, she legislated for more ineffective prohibition laws, and attempted to...
Christian Porter: A National Security Risk Waiting to Happen
Revelations regarding then social services minister Christian Porter’s compromising behaviour with a young female staffer in a Canberra bar in 2017 aired on the ABC last week. Occurring while his wife and child were back home in Perth, the report...
Government Settles Robodebt, But Ministers Remain Unaccountable
The Federal Government has settled the class action lawsuit brought against it over the Robodebt extortion scheme, agreeing pay $1.2 billion to victims of the unlawful automated debt recovery programme. The class action has been underway for some time, but...
NSW Government to Face Another Corruption Investigation
The New South Wales Government is facing another corruption investigation, this time over reports that a secret land deal in Western Sydney will cost taxpayers more than double the original purchase price. The deal involves a six hectare property bought...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 November 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Netflix Access Scam: How Did the Mastermind Do it? A Sydney IT professional is facing prison time after pleading guilty to profiting from hacking...
Join the Trans Day of Resistance in Newtown: Pride in Protest’s Charlie Murphy
Pride in Protest and Trans Action Warrang are calling on Sydneysiders to get out on the streets and join them at the Trans Day of Resistance rally in Newtown, because, as both activist groups assert, there’s a lot to be...
Why Is the Coalition So Reluctant to Establish a Federal Anti-Corruption Watchdog?
After promising to establish a federal anti-corruption body in December 2018 - and then hoping the public forgot about it - the Morrison government has finally produced its draft legislation outlining its proposed version of a federal ICAC. Having dragged...
Teflon Gladys. Is it Time for the NSW Premier to Resign?
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has faced scrutiny recently over her involvement in - or at least wilful blindness in the face of - allegations of corruption by members of her Party. Just a few weeks ago, NSW residents were polarised...
