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As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance

As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance

The USA is Australia’s closest ally. Yet, right now, it’s president, Donald Trump is attempting to establish a dictatorship, he’s unleashed a military-led assault on the US domestic population, he’s warned that war with China is potentially “imminent”, and he’s been bullying other nations, both allies and foe, into submission, and at present, Australia ...
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction

The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction

The imprisonment rate in the Northern Territory currently sits at 1,381.6 persons per every 100,000 adults, which when compared with imprisonment rates of nation’s across the planet comes in at second place behind El Salvador, which incarcerates 1,659 persons per every 100,000 adults in its Central American nation. Since coming to power on 28 August ...
Courts Must Consider Family Violence When Making Financial and Property Orders

Courts Must Consider Family Violence When Making Financial and Property Orders

The federal parliament passed the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 on 10 December 2024, which amends the Family Law Act 1975 in a several ways, including the way in which financial and property matters are determined after the breakdown of relationships. Family violence a discrete factor when determining family law property settlements The changes include ...
Queensland Empowers Police to Conduct Random Searches on Members of the Public

Queensland Empowers Police to Conduct Random Searches on Members of the Public

“Every week in parliament is significant but this one is particularly special”, Queensland premier David Crisafulli told the public, and the reason why this particular week tickles his fancy is that on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 laws were passed that allow Queensland Police Service officers to stop and search anyone out in public anywhere using a scanner ...
Trump’s Deployment of the Military to LA Streets Represents an Acceleration of Authoritarianism

Trump’s Deployment of the Military to LA Streets Represents an Acceleration of Authoritarianism

The Trump administration appears to be in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the United States. Some have speculated over recent months, that in order to secure such control, the president would need to declare a state of emergency and deploy the troops domestically. And at present, Donald Trump has sent the National Guard and the marines into ...
Trump’s Regime of Mass Surveillance, Targeting and Silencing: Coming to a Country Like Yours

Trump’s Regime of Mass Surveillance, Targeting and Silencing: Coming to a Country Like Yours

Whilst the US president Donald Trump has been deploying the marines to the streets of Los Angeles to deal with public protests against the onslaught of his immigration crackdown, this purposeful shift towards authoritarianism by the current United States administration is being facilitated by an “enormous surveillance engine” currently being develop by ...
The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening

The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening

Pro-Palestinian activists descended upon the PM’s electoral office on Gadigal land in Marrickville on Monday, 10 June 2025 to protest Israel’s illegal commandeering of the Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian yacht bound for Gaza with aid supplies and a dozen crew members, but further, the protesters were calling on Anthony Albanese to take action in ...
Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis

Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis

As thousands protested across the continent over the weekend violence of the Australian system, which has yet again led to the death of another Aboriginal person in custody, there appeared to be a shift in the position taken by those gathered to contest the killing of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White at the hands of two plainclothes police officers in ...
NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells

NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells

The New South Wales government announced a half a billion dollar justice package on 2 June 2025, which is to be included as part of the 2025-26 NSW Budget. The package involves an additional $100.5 million in funding for Corrective Services NSW, a $145 million spend on reforming the NSW court system and $227 million in additional funding for the NSW ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Engaging in Unqualified Legal Practice in NSW A man who pretended to be a lawyer under a fake law firm could face criminal charges after the court restrained him from dealing with client funds. Click here to read the article Constructive Murder in NSW: ...
Double Demerits and Heavy Policy Presence this King’s Birthday Long Weekend

Double Demerits and Heavy Policy Presence this King’s Birthday Long Weekend

Double demerit points apply to speeding offences, illegally using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt and riding without a helmet throughout New South Wales from 12.01am on Friday, 6 June until 11.59pm on Monday, 9 June 2025. This King’s Birthday long weekend is one of three period to which double-demerits apply in 2025, the others ...

As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance

As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance
The USA is Australia’s closest ally. Yet, right now, it’s president, Donald Trump is attempting to establish a dictatorship, he’s unleashed a military-led assault on the US domestic population, he’s warned that war with China is potentially “imminent”, and he’s been bullying other nations, both allies and foe, into submission, and at present, Australia ...

The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction

The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction
The imprisonment rate in the Northern Territory currently sits at 1,381.6 persons per every 100,000 adults, which when compared with imprisonment rates of nation’s across the planet comes in at second place behind El Salvador, which incarcerates 1,659 persons per every 100,000 adults in its Central American nation. Since coming to power on 28 August ...

Courts Must Consider Family Violence When Making Financial and Property Orders

Courts Must Consider Family Violence When Making Financial and Property Orders
The federal parliament passed the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 on 10 December 2024, which amends the Family Law Act 1975 in a several ways, including the way in which financial and property matters are determined after the breakdown of relationships. Family violence a discrete factor when determining family law property settlements The changes include ...

Queensland Empowers Police to Conduct Random Searches on Members of the Public

Queensland Empowers Police to Conduct Random Searches on Members of the Public
“Every week in parliament is significant but this one is particularly special”, Queensland premier David Crisafulli told the public, and the reason why this particular week tickles his fancy is that on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 laws were passed that allow Queensland Police Service officers to stop and search anyone out in public anywhere using a scanner ...

Trump’s Deployment of the Military to LA Streets Represents an Acceleration of Authoritarianism

Trump’s Deployment of the Military to LA Streets Represents an Acceleration of Authoritarianism
The Trump administration appears to be in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the United States. Some have speculated over recent months, that in order to secure such control, the president would need to declare a state of emergency and deploy the troops domestically. And at present, Donald Trump has sent the National Guard and the marines into ...

Trump’s Regime of Mass Surveillance, Targeting and Silencing: Coming to a Country Like Yours

Trump’s Regime of Mass Surveillance, Targeting and Silencing: Coming to a Country Like Yours
Whilst the US president Donald Trump has been deploying the marines to the streets of Los Angeles to deal with public protests against the onslaught of his immigration crackdown, this purposeful shift towards authoritarianism by the current United States administration is being facilitated by an “enormous surveillance engine” currently being develop by ...

The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening

The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening
Pro-Palestinian activists descended upon the PM’s electoral office on Gadigal land in Marrickville on Monday, 10 June 2025 to protest Israel’s illegal commandeering of the Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian yacht bound for Gaza with aid supplies and a dozen crew members, but further, the protesters were calling on Anthony Albanese to take action in ...

Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis

Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis
As thousands protested across the continent over the weekend violence of the Australian system, which has yet again led to the death of another Aboriginal person in custody, there appeared to be a shift in the position taken by those gathered to contest the killing of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White at the hands of two plainclothes police officers in ...

NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells

NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells
The New South Wales government announced a half a billion dollar justice package on 2 June 2025, which is to be included as part of the 2025-26 NSW Budget. The package involves an additional $100.5 million in funding for Corrective Services NSW, a $145 million spend on reforming the NSW court system and $227 million in additional funding for the NSW ...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Engaging in Unqualified Legal Practice in NSW A man who pretended to be a lawyer under a fake law firm could face criminal charges after the court restrained him from dealing with client funds. Click here to read the article Constructive Murder in NSW: ...

Double Demerits and Heavy Policy Presence this King’s Birthday Long Weekend

Double Demerits and Heavy Policy Presence this King’s Birthday Long Weekend
Double demerit points apply to speeding offences, illegally using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt and riding without a helmet throughout New South Wales from 12.01am on Friday, 6 June until 11.59pm on Monday, 9 June 2025. This King’s Birthday long weekend is one of three period to which double-demerits apply in 2025, the others ...