The NSW Offence of Robbery with Arms and Wounding
A Broken Hill man was charged with robbery with arms and wounding, after the 38-year-old was arrested on 14 September 2026, in relation to an alleged assault and robbery of an 81-year-old on Wiljaali land at a home on Broken...
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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...
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...
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...
A Summary of the Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Defence in NSW
New South Wales has passed a law establishing a medicinal cannabis drug driving defence, which means that “registered drivers” who are prescribed cannabis medicine and test positive for THC, the psychoactive component of the drug, in their system when driving,...
Prohibition Causes Gangland Violence, Not People Who Use Drugs
Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett has suggested that the Australia public ought to have a discussion about drug use and organised crime, as she considers that people who use drugs are complicit in the spike in gang-related violence in...
The Criminal Offence of Receiving or Disposing of Goods Stolen Outside NSW
New South Wales police have charged a 22-year-old man with several crimes, including receiving stolen goods from outside of NSW, following a police pursuit on Gomeroi land, which commenced when officers attempted to stop a Toyota utility in the NSW...
Third Tranche of NSW Organised Crime Laws Are Set to Further Erode the Rights of All
The Minns government has announced its third suite of organised crime laws this year. This came as the 52nd gangland shooting in Greater Sydney over 2026 transpired, and whilst this uptick in crime is spurring this series of legislative reform...
The Offence of Common Assault in NSW
Two women have been charged with common assault and using offensive language after they allegedly attacked a man near a bus stop on Gadigal land in the Sydney CBD. Officers attached to the Sydney City Police Area Command received a...
“Another Site for Resistance”: Mparntwe for Falastin Activists on Their Pine Gap Blockade Prosecution
The Mparntwe for Falastin activists arrested as part of the 9 October 2025 blockade of the road into US spy base Pine Gap are about to appear in court. Their direct action aimed at calling out the Pine Gap intel...
