NSW Greens Propose to End the Warrantless Use of Drug Dogs in Places Open to the Public
Following two recent spates of New South Wales police drug dog raids on Gadigal land that targeted gay bars along Sydney’s Oxford Street, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has stepped forward to point out that cops aren’t running dogs through...
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The New Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Threshold Ought to Be Extended to All NSW Drivers
The Minns government should be congratulated in having passed laws establishing a medicinal cannabis drug driving defence last month, as cannabis medicine has been legal for a decade now. But in having established a maximum limit relating to how much...
“A US Military Outpost”: WA Greens MLC Sophie McNeill on Land Forces and AUKUS
Recent months have seen Western Australian Greens MLC Sophie McNeill persistently raising ire in WA parliament over the Cook Labor government not only moving to host the Land Forces 2026 weapons festival, but further, to rollout a tailormade security regime...
The Offence of Custody of a Knife in a Public Place or School in NSW
The New South Wales Police Force carried out a two-day wanding blitz across the state last weekend, which saw 4,436 members of the public wanded for knives. The operation led to more than 150 people being charged with a total...
United States Is Displeased with Australia’s Proposed Digital Duty of Care
The Trump administration says Albanese’s plan to protect Australians from “seriously harmful material and conduct” is a “blank cheque for political censorship”. In a supreme act of foreign interference, the US Embassy and Consulates in Australia provided the US response...
NSW Government Has Undermined Aboriginal Land Rights to Secure Coveted Crown Land
The Minns government quietly introduced a bill described as “minor administrative amendments” in March 2026, which the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council soon exposed involved a stealth attack on NSW Aboriginal land rights. And while vocal campaigning on the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 September 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: A Sentence May Be Excessive Despite Initial Court Considering Multiple Mitigating Factors The appeal court found the defendant’s sentence to be manifestly excessive despite the...
Developers Are Warning the Same AI that Broke into Medicare Could Wipe Out Humanity
Prime minister Anthony Albanese explained at a 24 September 2026 press conference in New York City that an OpenAI agent, or an autonomous AI (artificial intelligence) agent, hacked into Australia’s Medicare statistics reporting service portal in June. And the autonomous...
NSW Extends Its Youth Bail Crackdown, Despite Claims of Rising Youth Crime Being a Fallacy
The Minns government announced on 15 September 2026, that it’s extending its 2024 established youth bail crackdown in regional New South Wales, which targets 14- to 17-year-olds for bail refusal if they’ve been charged with a serious motor theft or...
Raids on Visa Overstayers Won’t Resemble US ICE Raids, Minister Claims
Home affairs minister Tony Burke unveiled federal Labor’s new policy to cut down on migrant numbers in this country, during a 17 September 2026 address to the National Press Club, and the part that has caused most concern is the...
