Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 July 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:

“One Punch” Laws in NSW: The Criminal Offence of Assault Occasioning Death

One punch laws were enacted in 2014, but did they lead to or correspond with a reduction in violence?

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NSW Police Power to Randomly Scan People for Knives Is to be Made Permanent

The temporary police power to scan members of the public for knives without any reasonable suspicion or warrant is to be made permanent.

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NSW Police Trapped and Brutalised Anti-Herzog Protesters, Report Confirms

The comprehensive report confirms that officers prevented anti-genocide protesters from leaving as they attacked and brutalised them.

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The Offence of Animal Sexual Abuse in New South Wales

A Bega man has avoided prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a female horse.

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Unreliable Facial Recognition Technology Will Soon Be Used by Police Nationwide

Other Australian police forces will soon follow the lead of WA by using technology which has consistently led to innocent people being arrested and charged.

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The Zionist McCarthyite Court Pursuit of Kostakidis Is Looking Increasingly Vexatious

A pretrial hearing of the Zionist Federation’s antisemitism claim suggests the proceedings are a meritless attempt to silence the renowned journalist’s criticism of Israel.

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Australian Integration into Palantir’s Global Surveillance Panopticon Is Not Inevitable

The increasing reliance by our nation on Palantir’s surveillance and data systems raises serious privacy and sovereignty concerns.

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