Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 September to 4 October 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:

The Proposed Victim Experience Sexual Assault Prosecution Reforms Explained

The reforms would place more restraints on the defence and make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases, potentially resulting in more innocent people being convicted.

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NSW Government Has Undermined Aboriginal Land Rights to Secure Coveted Crown Land

“Now a Labor government has weakened the very rights its own legislation was created to protect.”

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United States Is Displeased with Australia’s Proposed Digital Duty of Care

“Now a Labor government has weakened the very rights its own legislation was created to protect.”

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The Offence of Custody of a Knife in a Public Place or School in NSW

NSW police used their new power to arbitrarily wand thousands of members of the public in a two-day blitz primarily aimed at detecting and seizing knives.

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“A US Military Outpost”: WA Greens MLC Sophie McNeill on Land Forces and AUKUS

The state’s Labor government “are basically selling out Western Australia as a US military outpost.”

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The New Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Threshold Ought to Be Extended to All NSW Drivers

The new drug driving defence whereby those prescribed cannabis are only guilty if they have at least a certain concentration of THC should be extended to all.

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NSW Greens Propose to End the Warrantless Use of Drug Dogs in Places Open to the Public

The party will introduce laws to prohibit the warrantless use by police of sniffer dogs in licensed premises, festivals and train stations.

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How Long Will the Antisemitism Envoy Be Permitted to Reshape Australia in Israel’s Vision?

Unelected antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal is continuing her campaign to prevent Australian workers from speaking out against Israel.

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