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Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 26 August to 1 September 2024

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should Australian Government Departments Pay Barristers More? There are calls to lift the 13-year freeze on barrister pay, as big business is increasingly able to...

NSW Government Continues to Ignore Unjust Drug Driving Laws

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During a premier and finance estimates hearing on Wednesday, committee chair Jeremy Buckingham put it to NSW premier Chris Minns, whether he might seem impaired to the Labor leader as he was presiding over the proceedings. “No, you seem very...

Obstructing a Police Officer Executing a Search Warrant on a Drug Premises

Obstructing a police officer in the execution of a drug premises search warrant is an offence under section 143(1) of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison. To establish...

NSW is a Diverse Place, It Doesn’t Need a Catholic School PTA Mindset Running It

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Instead of an expected 8 August 2024 debate on an omnibus bill that seeks to amend over 20 pieces of NSW legislation that continue to discriminate against LGBTIQA+ people and sex workers, NSW Independent for Sydney Alex Greenwich announced that...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 5 to 11 August 2024

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In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Labor Is Attempting to Kill Key LGBTIQ Reforms, Says Pride in Protest’s Rohen and Quay-Quay A bill that would repeal laws that are prejudicial...

NSW Government Re-Commits to Failed Zero Tolerance Approach Ahead of Drug Summit

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NSW is so ready for drug law reform that it hurts to watch a party like NSW Labor come to power, with many members, just like all the NSW Greens, having been actively campaigning on the need for reform for...

The Current Criticism of Israeli Zionism Is in No Way an Antisemitic Hate Crime

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Rastafarianism is way of life and culture born out of the African communities brought to Jamaica to be treated as slaves by the Spanish over the 18th century. This belief system emerged from the synthesis of the Bible’s Old Testament,...

NSW Drug Summit Agenda: Decriminalisation, Drug Detection Dogs and Deemed Supply

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The Minns government has finally announced it will be holding its preelection promised NSW Drug Summit, which will comprise of a four day forum with two regional dates set for October, along with two dates of hearings to be held...

NSW Government Knows We Need Evidence-Based Drug Law Reform. So, Why Block It?

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The NSW Council for Civil Liberties posted an image last week of the premier with the word “Failed” stamped boldly across his forehead, with the reason being that Chris Minns had “promised a drug summit” preelection “to introduce meaningful change”...

Sure, Minns Promised a Drug Summit, But That Was When Seeking Election

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Guess what? NSW premier Chris Minns hasn’t been the progressive politician he’d attempted to portray he would be during the 2023 election campaign. Indeed, it’s hard to believe, after a year of his leadership, that is the same guy, who...

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