Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 September 2026

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown

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

New Police Phone Scanning Law Could Target Protesters: Interview NSWCCL’s Timothy Roberts

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties warns that laws spruiked as necessary to combat organised crime could be used to further suppress political dissent.

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Watch the Cops Rallies at Downing Centre Court Over Police Violence and Increased Surveillance

The rally called for greater accountability for police brutality and a rollback of ever-expanding surveillance powers.

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Reduced Moral Culpability Lessens Need for General Deterrence in Sentencing

The defendant’s sentence was reduced on appeal as the judge failed to consider that lower moral culpability lessens the need for general deterrence.

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AFP Commissioner Blames People Who Use Drugs for Prohibition Policing Failures

The commissioner blames drug users for ‘deadly street violence and expanding criminal networks’, rather than admit prohibition and zero tolerance are the real causes.

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The Criminal Offence of Receiving or Disposing of Goods Stolen Outside NSW

A 22-year old man is facing court after allegedly driving a car in New South Wales after it was stolen in Queensland.

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Kostakidis Reigns Victorious, as Zionist Lawfare Attempt to Silence Criticism of Israel Fizzles

The Zionist Federation has dropped its baseless antisemitism claim, having waged two years of lawfare to smear and silence the renowned journalist.

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NSW Police Force Is Back to Raiding LGBTIQA+ Licensed Venues on Oxford Street

The second set of raids on Oxford Street’s licensed venues has raised concerns of a police return to targeting the LGBTIQA+ community.

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Prohibition Causes Gangland Violence, Not People Who Use Drugs

The police commissioner’s claim that drug users are responsible for gangland crime is inconsistent with the evidence.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns Has Been Referred to the State Police Watchdog

The premier has been referred over claims he’s been pressuring police to suppress “lawful public assemblies” when he doesn’t agree with what’s being voiced.

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