What is the Role of the New South Wales Education Standards Authority?
Controversial New South Wales Opus Dei schools are now under investigation by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) after recent media coverage which raised concerns about the school curriculum. A story, which recently aired on ABC’s 4 Corners,...
The US-Australia Military Alliance Serves Washington’s Interests, Not Ours
This nation’s alliance with the US is often considered to guarantee Australian security. But the foundation of this strategic relationship, the 1951 ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) Treaty, provides no such assurance that Washington would step in to support us...
The Belmarsh Tribunal: “In Short, Free Julian Assange, Without Further Unconscionable Delay.”
The Belmarsh Tribunal sat for the fourth time last Friday, 20 January, in Washington DC to discuss the global crackdown by state actors against journalists, sources and their publishers, with a focus on the extralegal attempt to extradite Julian Assange to...
The Offence of Contravening a Court Suppression or Non-Publication Order in NSW
The very real impact and influence of media reporting and social media commentary upon high profile criminal trials in the past couple of years has led Victorian criminal defence lawyers to apply to have evidence withheld from the public ahead...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 January 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Terrorism-Related Offences: Entering or Remaining in a Declared Area A woman is facing court for allegedly entering and remaining in parts of Syria that were...
Kidnapping: A Prevalent Crime Throughout the Ages
History is littered with stories of kidnappings of prominent figures and genocidal acts against significant parts of whole societies. Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome in the year 75 BC, Ireland’s Patron Saint, St Patrick in AD 403 and England’s King...
What’s Contained in the Australian Constitution, Anyway?
The Australian Constitution is the founding document of the nation, which provides the basic rules of how government is formed and the processes by which it should govern. The fundamental law within it, however, differs starkly to the reality of how...
The Offence of Possessing Ammunition Without a Licence or Permit in New South Wales
A man has been charged with several firearms offences after police attended his home in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales after receiving reports of a domestic disturbance. According to police, at around 10.30pm on Sunday, 9th January 2023 officers...
Schedule 1 to the Firearms Act 1996 | Prohibited Firearms
Schedule 1 of the Firearms Act lists the items classified as ‘prohibited firearms’ in New South Wales, which are as follows: (1) Any machine gun, sub-machine gun or other firearm capable of propelling projectiles in rapid succession during one pressure of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 January 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Furious Driving in New South Wales A 46-year old man has been charged with a string of traffic offences after a head-on...
