Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 September 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Poisoning Offences in New South Wales A mother has been sentenced to at least 3 years in prison after endangering her baby’s life by poisoning...
Roadside Drug Testing Devices Are Unreliable, Study Reveals
Over the last five years, as the NSW Liberal Nationals government has been ramping up roadside drug testing - doubling the number of tests to 200,000 by next year - so too has the chorus of criticism about the testing...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 September 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Deepfake Porn: The Dark Side of the Web Deepfake porn is where a person’s image or video is altered to falsely make it appear she...
The Current “Extraordinary Emergency” Justifies Breaking the Law
The 6 August marked Rebellion Day in Meanjin-Brisbane. The day of action saw Extinction Rebellion activists shutdown four key city intersections to protest against government inaction on the climate emergency. And for their trouble, around 90 protesters were arrested by...
Welfare Drug Testing: Morrison Intensifies the War on the Unemployed
There’s currently a meme doing the rounds of the internet that depicts Jesus feeding the multitude. At the front of the crowd stands prime minister Scott Morrison with outstretched arms, beseeching Jesus as to what he should do. And Jesus...
What are the Consequences of Having a Criminal Record in Australia?
Over the past 30 years, Australia’s anti-discrimination laws have expanded to provide more protection for many marginalised groups. However, a notable exception is employment discrimination for those who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law, meaning the...
Dutton Argues Against Calls for Drug Decriminalisation
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has granted the ice inquiry commissioner Professor Dan Howard SC the extension he requested for the tabling of his report, so as to allow more time to consider the decriminalisation of the personal possession and use...
Record Drug Busts at Music Festival – Is This How We Measure Success?
If ever there was a point in recent Australian history at which we could say the vast majority of people have had every opportunity to become well informed about the potential health dangers and personal consequences of taking illegal drugs,...
Van Carrying $200 Million in Illegal Drugs Crashes Into Parked Police Cars
It has been reported that just before 10.30am on Monday, 22nd July 2019, a van carrying 273 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine - or ‘ice’ - crashed into police cars parked outside Eastwood Police Station in Sydney’s north-west. Officers inside the...
“Legalise and License the Supply of Drugs”: An Interview With Chris Daw QC
Criminal defence barrister Chris Daw QC is an outspoken advocate of drug legalisation. The 1912 International Opium Convention was the first transnational drug control treaty. Born out of concerns over opium use in China, the document was signed in the...
