How Can I Get a Pro Bono Lawyer in New South Wales?
The Law Council of Australia warned in July that legal aid funding is at “breaking point”, following a high-profile murder trial in NSW having to be postponed because of the deplorably low pay rates that simply weren’t attracting barristers that...
Police Commissioner’s Flawed Justification for Mass Strip Searches
In response to escalating criticism of NSW police use of strip searches, and the completely deplorable revelations about how they’re being applied in the field, reigning police commissioner Mick Fuller came out swinging last week in support of his force’s...
The Law and Penalties for Leaving Children Unattended in Vehicles
A woman has been charged with murder after her one and two-year old daughters were found dead in a car, allegedly as a result of being exposed to extreme heat. It has been reported that police and paramedics responded to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 November 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Allegedly Shot Dead an Unarmed Teen It’s the first time an Australian police officer has been charged with murder over a First Nations death...
US Backs Ousting of Democratically-Elected Bolivian President
Until recently, Evo Morales was the president of the Indigenous majority country Bolivia. The Aymara man and former coca farmer was renowned for having redistributed the wealth of his nation to poorer sectors of society, as well as removing dependence...
Man Bashes Heavily Pregnant Muslim Woman
Many of us have now seen the horrific footage of a Sydney man assaulting a heavily pregnant woman in a Parramatta café. The man, Stipe Lozina, allegedly punched Ms Rana Elasmar repeatedly in an unprovoked attack - then stomped on...
Transphobic Barriers to DV Help: An Interview With LGBTIQ Voices for Change’s Jayke Burgess
Over recent years, the door is finally being pried open on the epidemic of domestic and family violence in Australian suburban homes. But, when it comes to this sort of violence within LGBTIQ communities, for the most part, this harm...
Mob-Led Criminal Justice Diversion: An Interview With Deadly Connection’s Keenan Mundine
Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services is a Sydney-based Aboriginal-led organisation, which aims to break the cycle of disadvantage and involvement with the criminal justice system that many First Nations peoples find themselves trapped within. The organisation asserts that it’s...
Suspicious Circumstances: Mark Mason Was Outnumbered When Fatally Shot
Gomeroi man Mark Mason was shot twice by a police officer, who was one of five surrounding and attempting to arrest him in a bedroom of a house located in the small north western NSW town of Collarenebri on 11...
Dance in Defiance: An Interview With Keep Sydney Open’s Tyson Koh
Music festivals are supposed to be a time of celebration, where young and old can attend and forget about their everyday lives for a while. There’s music, dance and a general coming together and feeling good about being alive. But,...
