Dictator Dutton’s Disdain for Democracy: Part 1, Building the Surveillance State
Peter Dutton confirmed his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party this week, and the public relations campaign to ‘soften’ his image has gone into overdrive. The so-called ‘hardman of politics’ says he is keen to show the public...
Morrison Recommits to Legislating Discrimination Against Those Who Don’t Mirror Him
PM Scott Morrison last weekend recommitted to seeing the Religious Discrimination (RD) Bill passed if re-elected. He also underscored that the issue that stalled its passing this session - religious schools discriminating against LGBTQ people - will be separated from...
Police Officer Sent to Prison Over Fatal Collision
An officer who crashed while speeding to a non-urgent call killing a man and leaving his wife with permanent injuries has been sentenced to three years in prison. Former Tasmanian police officer, Aaron Bonner, was responding to a non-urgent call...
Dangerous Driver Who Killed Pregnant Woman Wins Appeal
The court heard that Richard Moananu began drinking about 10am on 28 September 2018 before getting behind the wheel of his silver Mazda at around 6.45pm. He collided head on into a car carrying a young man and his pregnant...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 April 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Juror Misconduct in New South Wales Two men accused of sexual assault are facing a fourth trial as a result of juror...
Perrottet’s Protest Crackdown Won’t Halt 78-Year-old Scientist Climate Defender
There’s something happening here, and what it is, well, it’s exactly clear. The global climate systems are beginning to collapse before our eyes. The cause is humanity’s fossil fuel use. And yet, in a nation like Australia, the so-called leaders...
Federal Parties and Independents on How They Plan to Uphold Civil Liberties
The close to a decade that the federal Coalition has been in power has seen an ever-increasing authoritarian creep. The last three years under Morrison have seen this rise to such a level that those “quiet Australians” he posits get...
Boycott Elbit Systems: An Interview With Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Australia
A coalition of civil society organisations supporting the rights of Palestinians are calling on the Morrison government and the Andrews government to boycott their involvement with Israeli-based defence intelligence and weapons company Elbit Systems. This campaign was sparked by recent successful...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 March 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Sydney Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Women A Sydney man is accused of stealing the life savings of two elderly women. Click here to read...
“A Woke Mob Democracy”: Christensen Decries a Nation Devoid of Christian Liberties
“I firmly believe that politics is broken,” declares Liberal National MP George Christensen, in a promotion clip for the Church and State Summit 2022. “We have slipped as a nation from a liberal democracy, where freedoms were once cherished things, to...
