Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 November 2025

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles:

An Outline of the NSW Review of Doli Incapax Findings and Recommendations

The review recommends that legislation be passed to clarify the common law presumption that kids between 10 and 13 are incapable of committing crimes.

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The Criminal Offence of Dishonestly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW

A bank employee has been arrested and charged with fraud over his alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar scheme targeting car financing companies.

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Landlords to Face Prison for Permitting Use of Premises for Illegal Vape or Tobacco Sales

The proposed new laws will see owners face up to a year in prison and a $165,000 fine for knowingly allowing tenants to sell illegal vapes or tobacco.

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NSW Police Authorise Neo-Nazi Protest at State Parliament and Watch On

After vehemently opposing pro-Palestinian rallies, the NSW Police Force allowed the first authorised neo-Nazi rally in Australia to take place and watched the racist hatred spew.

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“The Police Attacked Us”: Activist Josh Lees on Protesting the Indo Pacific Weapons Fest

“[A]s soon as we arrived, the police attacked us. They were riding horses into people. They were charging into people… They were pepper spraying the crowd.”

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Critics Call High Time on NSW Police as First Responders, as Labor Contemplates Change

A man whose partner was killed by police responding to a mental health crises is calling for mental health professionals to be first responders.

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The Finks Bikie Gang Is Providing Security for Noncitizens Detained on Nauru

A former Australian soldier has exposed our government’s shady deals which authorise the payment of millions to bikies to monitor detainees.

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ASIO Wants Hizb ut-Tahrir Designated as a Terrorist Organisation

The ASIO boss wants a group that is critical of Western colonialism and Israel’s genocide to be designated as a terrorist organisation despite its rejection of violence.

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NSW Government to Reintroduce Antiprotest Move-On Power, After Police Approve Nazi Rally

The Minns government is using the decision by police to authorise a neo-Nazi protest as a justification to reintroduce unconstitutional expanded police powers.

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