The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening
Pro-Palestinian activists descended upon the PM’s electoral office on Gadigal land in Marrickville on Monday, 10 June 2025 to protest Israel’s illegal commandeering of the Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian yacht bound for Gaza with aid supplies and a dozen crew...
Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis
As thousands protested the violence of the Australian system across the continent over the weekend, which has yet again led to the death of another Aboriginal person in custody, there appeared to be a shift in the position taken by...
NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells
The New South Wales government announced a half a billion dollar justice package on 2 June 2025, which is to be included as part of the 2025-26 NSW Budget. The package involves an additional $100.5 million in funding for Corrective...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Engaging in Unqualified Legal Practice in NSW A man who pretended to be a lawyer under a fake law firm could face...
The Right to Hunt to be Enshrined in New South Wales Law
We certainly live in Trumpian times. In New South Wales, esteemed legal figures, progressive politicians and civil liberties advocates have been campaigning for decades to see various human rights protected in law, yet, after two years in office, it appears...
Double Demerits and Heavy Policy Presence this King’s Birthday Long Weekend
Double demerit points apply to speeding offences, illegally using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt and riding without a helmet throughout New South Wales from 12.01am on Friday, 6 June until 11.59pm on Monday, 9 June 2025....
Constitutional Rights in Australia Versus the United States
Despite the efforts of the current president of the United States to enhance state control through executive orders at the expense of fundamental civil liberties, the nation’s constitution explicitly guarantees wide range of individual rights in relation to the government....
US Pressures Australia to Increase Military Spending, As War Against China “May Be Imminent”
The Albanese government tossed the White House the keys to the Australian military early on in its first term of office and to such a degree that it’s difficult to consider our grovelling leaders could bend over backwards any further...
The Australian System Is Designed to Deny Accountability for Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
The slim reports regarding the circumstances of last week’s Aboriginal death in custody tells us that at around 1 pm on 27 May 2025 in Coles Alice Springs, Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man with disabilities, who presented obviously as...
Police Minister Is a Key Reason for NSW Government’s Failure to Protect Civil Liberties
The Minns government has been decidedly disappointing when it come to a number of policy areas, especially around civil liberties, drug law reform and indeed, policing reform. But while critics have been pointing the finger at the NSW premier Chris...
