Police Watchdog Announces Top Cops Will Be Publicly Examined About Brutality at Herzog Protest
New South Wales police oversight body, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission announced on Thursday, 8 February 2026, that its delayed public hearings into the NSW police use of excessive force upon a group of civilians protesting on Gadigal land in...
NSW Police Watchdog Must Be Given the Power to Require Evidence of Brutality
The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has paused its investigation into Operation Makalu, its probe into NSW police officers having openly bashed and brutalised civilians protesting the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog on 9 February 2026, because...
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...
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...
