The Offence of Sexual Assault
Former Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein has been charged in Los Angeles with felony offences including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint. Charges were laid just hours after Mr Weinstein appeared...
Scammers, looters and arsonists – the dark side of the bushfire tragedy
National disasters such as Australia’s current bushfire crisis, usually inspire our communities to rally together - to help each other when we need it the most. But sadly, there are always those willing to take advantage of the misfortune of...
Global War, Anyone? Trump’s Got One Brewing With Iran
The US killed Iran’s most powerful and respected military official last Friday, in a move that has the potential to escalate the Trump-provoked tensions that have been mounting between the two nations into a full-scale war. Major general Qassem Soleimani...
Sack Scott Morrison: An Interview With Uni Students for Climate Justice’s Gavin Stanbrook
Despite the ongoing bushfire crisis, Scott Morrison didn’t see fit to cancel his official diplomatic tour of India until last Friday night. Scheduled to commence next Monday, the trade-related jaunt was expected to feature discussions related to Australia’s coal export...
Getting a Divorce in New South Wales
Divorce is a delicate subject, especially over the holiday period when families are meant to be coming together rather than falling apart. But there is no denying the holidays can have a way of magnifying tensions in relationships that aren’t...
NSW Police Facilitate Bikie Meth Trade, According to Watchdog Chief
“We know that there must be significant corruption going on,” soon to be stood down Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) chief commissioner Michael Adams QC said in relation to the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) at a parliamentary inquiry in mid-December....
Paramedics Don’t Call Police Over Illicit Drug-Related Ambulance Call-Outs
NSW deputy state coroner Harriet Grahame recently recommended that pill testing services be rolled out at festivals and the use of drug detection dogs be dropped. She came to these conclusions as a result of her investigation into drug-related deaths...
The Offence of Causing Bushfires in New South Wales
It has been reported that a 79-year old man from the south coast of South Australia was arrested on Saturday, 4 January 2020 and charged with four counts of intentionally causing a bushfire. Police allege the man lit four scrub...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 December 2019 to 5 January 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Government Silences Police Watchdog The Berejiklian government has announced that the chief commissioner of the LECC will be stood down, mid-way through his investigation...
Australians Are Screaming for Real Leaders
As bushfires broke out in the eastern states in early September, it occurred that something might be amiss. But, five months later, as both NSW and Victoria declare states of emergency for the coming weekend, it’s glaringly obvious that something...
