Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 31 August to 6 September 2026

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

The Defence Is Entitled to All Sufficiently Relevant Material, Including in Sexual Offence Cases

The appeal court ordered police to produce materials sought under subpoena despite their sensitive nature, as there was a ‘legitimate forensic purpose’ in obtaining them.

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March for Australia Rallied to Uphold Free Speech to Protect Expression of Racial Hatred

Many who attended the rally were intent on spewing hate speech rather than protecting legitimate political expression.

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Police Need to Combat Racial Profiling and Ditch Race Descriptors, Ombudsman Asserts

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Pill Testing Is Finally Being Made Permanent at NSW Music Festivals

After more than a decade of campaigning, the NSW government is finally making pill testing permanently legal at all music festivals.

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The NSW Offence of Reckless Wounding in Company

Two men are facing serious charges after allegedly assaulting and injuring a man at a licenced premises in southwestern NSW.

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The Offence of Wounding with Intent to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW

A 15-year old boy is facing court over allegations he nearly severed another boy’s hand.

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“Another Site for Resistance”: Mparntwe for Falastin Activists on Their Pine Gap Blockade Prosecution

Activists arrested for protesting the use of Pine Gap to help facilitate the “systematic annihilation of the Palestinian people” are about to appear in court.

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The NSW Police Drone Surveillance Trial Is Being Expanded Before Any Official Assessment

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Leaked Footage Reveals NSW Police Intentionally Brutalised the Public at Herzog

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