Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 26 August to 1 September 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Victoria to Decriminalise Public Drunkenness The government announced the move just days before the inquest into the death of Tanya Day, who died as a...
“A Step Too Far”: Morrison Moves to Criminalise Cash Payments
Right now, the Morrison government is finalising legislation that will criminalise large cash transactions made to or accepted by individuals and businesses for goods and services transactions. The cash payment limit that will soon warrant prison time if breached is...
Premier Placates Conservatives by Delaying Vote on Abortion Bill
Self-proclaimed “fiery” pro-lifer NSW finance minister Damien Tudehop claims the abortion decriminalisation bill “in its current form is not in step with the views of the community”, when in truth, it’s he and other conservative MPs opposed to the bill,...
The Ongoing Colonisation of the Kimberley
In March 2015, 18,000 people across Australia turned out at protests against the forced closure of up to 150 remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, as the Barnett state government of the time had announced they were no longer economically...
Popular Aussie Holiday Destination to Monitor Your Every Move
Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, is one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations. And to make sure it capitalises on every tourist dollar, the local council is about sign off on a multi-million dollar big-brother like...
Revolution of Our Times: An Interview With Hong Kong Protester Silver Lee
The anti-extradition bill rallies in Hong Kong are now in their twelfth week. On Sunday 18 August, an estimated 1.7 million demonstrators - a quarter of the population - took to the city streets to protest in torrential rain. And...
What are the Mental Elements for Criminal Code Act Offences?
There are hundreds of Commonwealth Acts which contain criminal offences, perhaps the most notable of which is the Criminal Code Act 1995 (‘the Act’) - the stated purpose of which is ‘to codify the general principles of criminal responsibility under...
“Do Not Forget Assange”: Calls to Bring the WikiLeaks Founder Home
“Do not forget Julian Assange. Or you will lose him,” tweeted John Pilger on 5 August. The veteran Australian journalist stated that he’d just visited the Wikileaks founder in London’s Belmarsh prison, and “his health is deteriorating”. “Treated worse than...
Should Jurors be Informed of a Defendant’s Criminal Record?
The Queensland government is proposing to broaden the situations where fact-finders - such as juries - are permitted to hear about a defendant’s criminal record, in a move which representatives of the legal profession argue will undermine the presumption of...
Morrison to Send Australian Troops to the Persian Gulf
Scott Morrison claims to believe in a “fair go”. And last Wednesday, the prime minister announced that his government will give war a chance, as he ordered that troops be deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the US,...
