Court Rejects Legislation Empowering Police to Move-On Protesters at Place of Worship
“In this matter we have been able to uphold the right of people in NSW to protest. That is important because there is so much to protest about,” said Josh Lees, Palestine Action Group spokesperson, on Thursday, 17 October 2025....
“When Cops Kill, Who Polices the Police”: The Gilberts on the Killing of Their Son Luke
Shot Dead is a recently published account of the police killing of 24-year-old Luke Gilbert, who was shot by two officers early on 1 October 2022. Luke’s mother, Nicola Gilbert wrote the book, which she asserts was required following the...
NSW Government Increases Standard Non-Parole Period for Domestic Violence Murders
The New South Wales government has introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Sexual Offences) Bill 2025 into parliament which would, if passed, increase the standard non-parole period (SNPP) for offences of murder committed against current or former intimate partners...
Dan Duggan Makes Final Appeal Against Trumped Up US Extradition Request
Australian citizen Dan Duggan will appear in Federal Court on Thursday, 16 October 2025, as he appeals the decision to greenlight his extradition to the United States based on a 2017 District Court of Columbia grand jury indictment that charges...
Anti-Money Laundering Obligations of Lawyers in New South Wales
A new regime which comes into effect on 1 July 2026 will impose a range of obligations on New South Wales lawyers when it comes anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF), including to register with AUSTRAC, develop AML/CTF programs, conduct...
Firearm Offences that Apply to Mass Shootings in New South Wales
New South Wales police officers charged Croydon Park man Artemios Mintzas with 25 firearm offences last week, after the 60-year-old conducted a random shooting spree, targeting passersby out the window of a unit located above a shop on Georges Bay...
Six Australians Illegally Detained and Abused by Israel Have Been Released
Six Australians who were illegally apprehended by Israel late last week have been released. These Australians were taken into custody in international waters as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla: a civilian-run aid mission bound for Gaza, which is the...
Israeli Has Kidnapped Six Australians Sailing on the Global Sumud Flotilla
Israel has illegally apprehended six Australians, climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and hundreds of other foreign nationals, in international waters off the coast of Gaza, and in response civilians have held no-holds-barred protests globally, with those...
Federal Government Has Power to Intervene in State Child Crime Crackdowns, Senior Counsel Advises
NATSILS (the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service) has demanded that PM Anthony Albanese intervene and protect children from “dangerous new laws being implemented by state and territory governments”. These laws are known to primarily target First Nations...
NSW Police Force Targets the Possession of Knives in Public Places
The New South Wales Police Force has hailed a recent high-visibility operation to be a great success, removing over 100 weapons from the streets and leading to hundreds arrested and charged with criminal offences. Operation Foil III ran across the...
