The Australian Government “Has to Get Involved”: Greg Barns SC on the Plight of Assange
Last week marked the close of evidence in the current proceedings involving Julian Assange. The United States is attempting to have the Australian journalist and publisher extradited from the UK, under the UK-US Extradition Treaty. This is somewhat suspect as...
The People Win: Dutton Won’t Be Removing Refugee Detainees’ Phones
A significant victory was claimed by the Australian campaign to uphold the rights of wrongly detained refugees in this country, when Senator Jacqui Lambie announced last Friday that she’ll be voting against depriving immigration detainees of contact with the outside...
Man Sent to Prison for Attacking Pregnant Woman
43-year old Stipe Lozina was recorded by CCTV cameras in November 2019 asking 31-year old Muslim woman Rana Elasmar for change in a Parramatta café, before making derogatory comments about her religion. He then leapt across the table and punched...
Veronica Baxter’s Death in Custody: A Trans Woman Neglected in a Male Prison
NSW police raided the Redfern apartment of Veronica Baxter on 10 March 2009, arresting and charging her with several counts of drug supply. The 34-year-old First Nations transgender woman then appeared in Central Local Court, where she was refused bail...
Victorian Government Faces Court Over Lockdowns
The Victorian State Government is facing a number of court battles over the curfew and lockdowns imposed during stage four public health restrictions. A cafe owner has commenced civil proceedings against the state government on the basis that the curfew,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 September to 4 October 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Is Leaving Your Vehicle’s Window Open an Offence in New South Wales? NSW police have been accused of revenue raising after fining a couple for...
Can I Obtain a Visa into Australia If I Have a Criminal Record?
In July 2013, then 21-year old Patrick O’ Farrell pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing 20-year old biomedical student Andrew Dolan in a street in Mullingar, Ireland on New Year’s Day in 2012. During the sentencing proceedings, the court viewed...
NSW LGBTIQ Laws Have Come a Long Way, But More Reforms Are Needed
On the evening of 2 March 1996, the news that John Howard had been elected prime minister swept across the crowds celebrating at the 19th Annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, which lead to a haze of disappointment...
The Historical Offence of Homosexuality in Australia
The history of homosexual law reform in Australia, and NSW in particular, is one of resistance against injustice and a recognition of the rights and dignity of LGBTIQ Australians. The crime of buggery Australia inherited its anti-homosexual laws from England....
Court Enables Child Sexual Abuse Victims to Sue Catholic Church
The Supreme Court of Victoria has overturned a deed of release signed by a victim of child sexual abuse, who was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church in 1996 in exchange for his silence and no further legal action. The...
