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...
The Offence of Wounding with Intent to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW
A 15-year-old boy has been charged after an alleged knife attack in Sydney’s inner city left a 17-year-old boy with a severed hand. Emergency services were called to Redfern Oval at about 6pm on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, following reports...
The NSW Offence of Reckless Wounding in Company
Two New South Wales men have been charged with reckless wounding in company, following an incident involving an alleged assault on a 31-year-old man at a licensed premises in on Wiradjuri land on Yapunyah Street in the southwestern NSW town...
The US Broadens the Far Leftwing Terrorist Group Net, with Clear Implications Down Under
The US Department of the Treasury announced on 26 August 2026, that its foreign assets office is taking action “to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups”. This shift in approach to leftwing activism was officially spruiked...
