Bail Laws in New South Wales: Should They Be Softened or Hardened?
There are renewed calls for stricter bail laws and the introduction of a publicly available national register of child sex offenders after a truck driver who was on bail for sexual offences allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year old girl. The...
The ‘Sports Rorts’ Scandal: Buying Votes in Targeted Electorates
Hot on the heels of revelations about the government’s potential misuse of funds from community sports grant programmes in the lead up to last year’s election, new information reveals the government spent more than $600 million across six programmes, five...
Coronavirus: A Convenient Distraction From the Real Issues
Authorities in China reported on Sunday that there were 2,009 new cases of coronavirus, along with 142 deaths, which marked a drop in fresh cases for the third consecutive day in a row. Meanwhile, in Australia, prime minister Scott Morrison...
Police Misconduct Is Costing Taxpayers Millions Every Year
New figures show that over the four-year period since 2016, New South Wales Police have paid more than $238 million dollars in in damages payouts to civil litigants who took legal action over police misconduct. When police are successfully sued...
Police Surveillance Policy Targets First Nations Youth
The NSW Police Force has been operating a secretive surveillance list since February 2000, which targets both youth and adult offenders - as well as individuals with no priors deemed to have the potential to commit future crimes - known...
Public Demands Cannabis Legalisation, But Government and Big Pharma Have Other Ideas
The overwhelming majority of Australian patients who use cannabis medicines and have come into contact with this country’s medicinal cannabis licensing system – which commenced on 30 October 2016 – will tell you it completely disregards their interests. The Turnbull...
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate ‘Top Tax Dodgers’ List
As the climate change debate comes to a standstill in the echelons of leadership, despite the recent bushfire catastrophe which is not yet over, many Australians are angry and frustrated that the Federal Government remains so tied to its commitment...
Australian-Born Infants in Offshore Detention: An Interview With Biloela Advocate Angela Fredericks
The prime minister announced towards the end of last month that due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, citizens and residents returning to Australia from China would be sent to the recently reopened Christmas Island detention facility for a two...
‘Sports Rorts’ Scandal: 43% of Grants Were Ineligible
On the back of a politically controversial 2019, you might think Prime Minister Scott Morrison couldn’t possibly find himself embroiled in yet another public relations disaster. But the PM has proven us wrong, with the latest ‘sports rort’ scandal, another...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 February 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Man Sent to Prison For Defrauding Desperate Farmers A man has been sent to prison for obtaining payment from farmers for hay and grain but...
