Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 December 2023

25/12/2023

by Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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

There’s Nothing Sexier than Sexual Consent

Police and Tinder have joined forces to promote the idea that consent is sexy.

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Sydney’s Free Palestine Rallies Continue With No Sign of Stopping: Sunday’s Messaging in Photos

Sydney-siders turned out for the ninth Sunday in a row demanding an end to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

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What is a Quashed Conviction in Criminal Law?

The woman once labelled the most hated person in Australia has had her convictions quashed after two-decades behind bars.

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Criminal Offence Against Protesting is Partially Unconstitutional, NSW Supreme Court finds

The court found that parts of the new antiprotest offence “impermissibly infringe” upon the implied right of political communication.

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Sydney’s Healthcare Workers Rally for Murdered Palestinian Colleagues

“We are hearing of bodies lined up and point-blank killing people who are hiding: innocent people, children, women… [including] healthcare workers and journalists”.

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The Right To Silence Across Australian Jurisdictions

The Australian Constitution does not guarantee the right to silence, and protections vary across our nation’s states and territories.

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Most Want Separate Church and State: Sydney Atheists’ Steve Marton on Minns’ Faith Council

The NSW government continues to push for a greater overlap between religion and state, despite most of the public not wanting this at all.

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Sydney’s Pro-Palestinians Drown Out Albanese’s Zionist-Sponsored Speech

Sydney-siders voiced their opposition to a public speech predicated on the eradication of Palestinians.

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Mardi Gras Police Accords Voted Down: Pride in Protest’s Luc Velez on the Progressive Shift

Mardi Gras organisers will no longer work with a force that has vilified and brutalised LGBTIQA+ people since the event’s inception.

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What is the Difference Between First, Second and Third Degree Murder?

We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number ten:

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Duggan’s Family Plead With PM to Send the Father of Six Home for Christmas

The family of an Australian citizen whom the US is trying to extradite over trumped up allegations just want him home for Xmas.

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Premier Minns, All NSW Wants for Christmas Is Drug Decriminalisation

Drug law reform experts have provided overwhelming evidence as to why our government must have “the courage… to be able to make change.”

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What are the Conditions of Apprehended Violence Orders in New South Wales?

We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number nine:

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Spare a Thought for Julian Assange Spending His Fifth Christmas Behind Bars

The award-winning journalist will spend his fifth Christmas imprisoned for exposing the truth, while the real criminals share it at home with their families.

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AstraZeneca Faces Court Over Claims its Covid Vaccine is Dangerous

We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number eight:

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The Criminal Offence of Murder Across Australia

A summary of the law relating to the offence of murder across Australian states and territories.

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