What is a Severity Appeal in New South Wales?
An elite cyclist has had his convictions overturned in the District Court of New South Wales after initially pleading guilty in the Local Court to assaulting two teenage girls following a ‘knock and run’ prank. 27-year old Dutch cyclist Mathieu...
A Mounting Climate Movement Unites, as Coco Receives Bail
A huge crowd gathered before the Downing Centre courts on Tuesday morning at 9 am in support of Violet Coco, who is the first climate defender to have been convicted and imprisoned under the Perrottet government’s recently established authoritarian anti-protest regime....
AG Conveniently Delivers Whistleblower Reform Too Late for McBride and Boyle
“Reforms to the Public Interest Disclosure Act are long overdue and significant reform is required to restore the Act to a scheme that provides strong protection for public sector whistleblowers,” said attorney general Mark Dreyfus in a statement as he was...
Rental Bidding Will Soon Be Banned in NSW, But Will it Make a Difference?
The New South Government announced yesterday that the practice of allowing bids on rental properties will become an offence from 17 December 2022. Currently, there is no prohibition against landlords or their agents inviting bids on properties listed for rent,...
Albanese Says He’s Working to Free Assange, But Many Are Sceptical
“It is time that this matter be brought to a close,” PM Anthony Albanese said regarding Julian Assange, who continues to be remanded in London’s Belmarsh Prison on behalf of Washington, as the globe awaits to see whether the Australian...
The Crime of Murder in New South Wales
A man is facing Maitland Local Court this morning accused of a fatally assaulting a man at a railway station in the Hunter region yesterday afternoon. According to police, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to Beresfield Train Station,...
NSW Government Under Pressure to Withdraw All Remaining COVID Fines
Earlier this year, three plaintiffs, Rohan Pank, Brenden Beame and and Teal Els, filed challenges in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against fines issued to them for allegedly failing to comply with a public health order. The challenges...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Large Commercial Drug Supply in NSW
A former ABC news presenter was refused bail in Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday, 8 December 2022 after being charged with a string of drug offences arising from raids on two Sydney Hotels. 52-year old Ashley Hall from Burwood...
A History of Extreme Right-Wing Nationalism in The Lucky Country
Let’s look at the basics; the general tenets of left and right wing politics, which in their more extreme forms are sometimes referred to respectively as socialism or communism on the one hand, and fascism or Nazism on the other....
The Legalise Cannabis Victoria Election Result Bodes Well for Genuine Law Reform
Right now, the prediction is that Legalise Cannabis Victoria may well take out three upper house seats in the Victorian state election. Having secured two already, the party is waiting for the final count, but at present, it has garnered...
