The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents
The Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region continue to be shafted out of their native title rights over Roy Hill, which is Country they hold sovereign rights to “speak for” and Gina Rinehart runs an iron ore...
‘Skye’s Law’: The Offence of Police Pursuit in New South Wales
New South Wales police officers commenced pursuit of a stolen sedan driven by a teenager accompanied by two friends, down the Camden Valley Way, which lies across Dharawal and Gundungurra land in Sydney’s southwestern fringe, after the driver failed to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Inciting Another to Procure a Child for Unlawful Sexual Activity is Not a Crime, Court Finds The Supreme Court found it was not a crime...
Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium
Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge suggested an “ethical discussion” that should be had in this country involves the ongoing criminalisation of the personal possession of drugs, and in particular, the cannabis plant, at a symposium held at Sydney University last...
NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct
The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), released a report this week finding that a police officer used excessive force on six occasions over 10 weeks in early 2024, as well a submerged two body-worn video (BWV) devices...
Hamas Applies to be Removed from List of Terrorist Organisations
Hamas has made 27 submissions to Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke in respect of an application to see itself removed from the official list of terrorist organisations, and the Palestinian political group, which has an armed military wing, argues...
NACC Commissioner Brereton and the Conflict-of-Interest Scandal That Keeps on Giving
NACC commissioner Paul Brereton’s conflict-of-interest scandal continues to unfold, as the official understanding earlier this year, that he’d resigned his role as assistant to the Inspector General of the ADF in May 2023, had shifted to his having maintained a...
Terrorism Threat from White Male Teens Is on the Rise in Australia
A 17-year-old white Australian male was arrested by federal police on Ngunnawal land in Canberra on 5 November 2025, as the teen was allegedly plotting a chemical attack on a local in public in aid of sparking a white “nationalist...
Victorian Government to Impose Adult Sentences for Violent Youth Crime
“All children 14 and above committing violent crimes - like invading someone’s home or injuring someone with a machete in a sickening act of violence - will face adult sentences in adult courts, under Adult Time for Violent Crime,” said...
The NSW Offence of Permitting an Intoxicated Person on Licensed Premises
The New South Wales government made a number of announcements on 11 October 2025 that included, within its third tranche of vibrancy laws to help improve the 24-hour economy, that an amendment would be made to the Liquor Act 2007...
