Major Parties Vow to Continue Strip-Searching Kids and Shackling Imprisoned Women Giving Birth
The Albanese Labor government and the Coalition are set to vote down a bill that would end shackling women prisoners giving birth on Thursday, 15 October 2026. The decision to maintain this medieval practice is based on the recommendation of...
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“Bad Faith Lawmaking” in the NT: Justice Not Jails on the CLP Crackdown on Indigenous Youth
Since taking power in the Northern Territory in August 2024, the Country Liberal Finocchiaro government has been progressing a law-and-order drive, with a focus on youth crime. And this drive, which started at apace, has only been accelerating. And to...
Three Years Too Long: Sydney Marks Grim Anniversary of Ongoing Gaza Genocide
Thousands gathered on Gadigal land in Sydney’s Hyde Park North on Sunday, 11 October 2026, to mark three years of the continuing genocide in Gaza. Those present collectively agreed with Greens Senator Dr Mehreen Faruqi’s sentiment when she said she’s...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 5 to 11 October 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Defendant’s Severity Appeal Succeeds as Judge Misapplied Sentencing Rules A Finks Motorcycle Club member had his sentence reduced on appeal as to judge misapplied the...
Police Watchdog Announces Top Cops Will Be Publicly Examined About Brutality at Herzog Protest
New South Wales police oversight body, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission announced on Thursday, 8 February 2026, that its delayed public hearings into the NSW police use of excessive force upon a group of civilians protesting on Gadigal land in...
NSW Police Rolls Out 24/7 Long Arm-Equipped Armed Response Command
The Minns government announced the roll out of the New South Wales Police Armed Response Command (ARC) on Thursday, 8 October 2026. This is the specialist unit launched in response to the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beach terror attack. And...
NSW Police Watchdog Must Be Given the Power to Require Evidence of Brutality
The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has paused its investigation into Operation Makalu, its probe into NSW police officers having openly bashed and brutalised civilians protesting the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog on 9 February 2026, because...
Disrupting the Largest Ever Coal Mine Extension Presser: Interview with Rising Tide’s Zack Schofield
Having watched in horror the mudslide tsunami crashing down a valley from Tibet into Nepal on 26 August 2026, it was quite a shock to read the subject line of NSW Greens MLC Sue Higginson’s 30 September email that read,...
Australia to Be a Frontline in US War on China, Warns Australian Greens Leader David Shoebridge
Australian Greens leader David Shoebridge addressed the recent anti-AUKUS peace rally that took place on Gadigal land before Sydney Town Hall. And as he did, he mentioned that a US general had recently suggested that the key aspect to AUKUS...
WA Police Bans a Dozen Activists from Perth Weapons Expo
Right now marks three years since the Gaza genocide began, and this stark anniversary coincides with Israeli arms manufacturers showcasing their military wares at a weapons expo in Boorloo-Perth, while the Western Australian government has set up a buffer zone...
