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Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 November 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 November 2025

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Standard of Proof for Alleged Offences in NSW Correctional Centre Has Been Lowered The standard of proof that applies to offences in correctional centres has been reduced from ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to ‘on the balance of probabilities’. Click here to read the ...
Pennings Reigns Victorious Over Adanis’ Five-Year “Attack Dog” Legal Pursuit

Pennings Reigns Victorious Over Adanis’ Five-Year “Attack Dog” Legal Pursuit

Environmental activist Ben Pennings has come out the other end of a five-year-long legal persecution waged against him by Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani victorious. Pennings signed off on a 26 November 2025 order that ended the yearslong proceedings, as plaintiffs Adani Mining and Carmichael Rail Network dropped the 26 August 2020 filed lawsuit ...
The Great “Antisemitism Crimewave” Was Not Motivated by Prejudice Towards Jews

The Great “Antisemitism Crimewave” Was Not Motivated by Prejudice Towards Jews

A 21-year-old man involved in anti-Israel vandalism on Gadigal land in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in November 2024, has been sentenced to an 11 month intensive correction order (ICO), in respect of a spree that involved graffiti, the damaging of ten cars and the torching of one vehicle, and Sutherland Local Court heard on 25 November 2025, that he wasn’t ...
The Tricky New Laws Designed to Respond to Rising Neo-Nazism in New South Wales

The Tricky New Laws Designed to Respond to Rising Neo-Nazism in New South Wales

The New South Wales government has introduced laws responding to the neo-Nazi rally that took place at state parliament on 8 November 2025. These new measures are seemingly necessitated as NSW police attending the National Socialist Network (NSN) demonstration appeared powerless to stop it. Yet, many have been questioning why state law enforcement gave ...
Victoria Police Illegally Installed Permanent Listening Devices in Prisons

Victoria Police Illegally Installed Permanent Listening Devices in Prisons

Victoria police permanently installed at least 115 listening devices in prisons at various times between 2000 and 2018. These ‘integrated listening devices’ were often installed during construction or renovation, and without any guidance supporting the policy shift. And while warrants were issued in relation to their use, there’s no evidence the ...
The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents

The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents

The Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region continue to be shafted out of their native title rights over Roy Hill, which is Country they hold sovereign rights to “speak for” and Gina Rinehart runs an iron ore mine upon. And after the Federal Court determined the Wunna Nyiyaparli don’t exist in 2016, they’ve now ascertained ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Inciting Another to Procure a Child for Unlawful Sexual Activity is Not a Crime, Court Finds The Supreme Court found it was not a crime under the charged section for a person to persuade another to commit a child sexual offence. Click here to read the article The NSW ...
Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium

Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium

Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge suggested an “ethical discussion” that should be had in this country involves the ongoing criminalisation of the personal possession of drugs, and in particular, the cannabis plant, at a symposium held at Sydney University last Friday. The politician added that “the sheer amount of damage that happens amongst ...
NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct

NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct

The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), released a report this week finding that a police officer used excessive force on six occasions over 10 weeks in early 2024, as well a submerged two body-word video (BWV) devices in water to destroy evidence. The police watchdog concluded that the officer’s actions amount to serious ...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 November 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Standard of Proof for Alleged Offences in NSW Correctional Centre Has Been Lowered The standard of proof that applies to offences in correctional centres has been reduced from ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to ‘on the balance of probabilities’. Click here to read the ...

Pennings Reigns Victorious Over Adanis’ Five-Year “Attack Dog” Legal Pursuit

Pennings Reigns Victorious Over Adanis’ Five-Year “Attack Dog” Legal Pursuit
Environmental activist Ben Pennings has come out the other end of a five-year-long legal persecution waged against him by Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani victorious. Pennings signed off on a 26 November 2025 order that ended the yearslong proceedings, as plaintiffs Adani Mining and Carmichael Rail Network dropped the 26 August 2020 filed lawsuit ...

The Great “Antisemitism Crimewave” Was Not Motivated by Prejudice Towards Jews

The Great “Antisemitism Crimewave” Was Not Motivated by Prejudice Towards Jews
A 21-year-old man involved in anti-Israel vandalism on Gadigal land in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in November 2024, has been sentenced to an 11 month intensive correction order (ICO), in respect of a spree that involved graffiti, the damaging of ten cars and the torching of one vehicle, and Sutherland Local Court heard on 25 November 2025, that he wasn’t ...

The Tricky New Laws Designed to Respond to Rising Neo-Nazism in New South Wales

The Tricky New Laws Designed to Respond to Rising Neo-Nazism in New South Wales
The New South Wales government has introduced laws responding to the neo-Nazi rally that took place at state parliament on 8 November 2025. These new measures are seemingly necessitated as NSW police attending the National Socialist Network (NSN) demonstration appeared powerless to stop it. Yet, many have been questioning why state law enforcement gave ...

Victoria Police Illegally Installed Permanent Listening Devices in Prisons

Victoria Police Illegally Installed Permanent Listening Devices in Prisons
Victoria police permanently installed at least 115 listening devices in prisons at various times between 2000 and 2018. These ‘integrated listening devices’ were often installed during construction or renovation, and without any guidance supporting the policy shift. And while warrants were issued in relation to their use, there’s no evidence the ...

The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents

The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents
The Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region continue to be shafted out of their native title rights over Roy Hill, which is Country they hold sovereign rights to “speak for” and Gina Rinehart runs an iron ore mine upon. And after the Federal Court determined the Wunna Nyiyaparli don’t exist in 2016, they’ve now ascertained ...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Inciting Another to Procure a Child for Unlawful Sexual Activity is Not a Crime, Court Finds The Supreme Court found it was not a crime under the charged section for a person to persuade another to commit a child sexual offence. Click here to read the article The NSW ...

Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium

Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium
Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge suggested an “ethical discussion” that should be had in this country involves the ongoing criminalisation of the personal possession of drugs, and in particular, the cannabis plant, at a symposium held at Sydney University last Friday. The politician added that “the sheer amount of damage that happens amongst ...

NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct

NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct
The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), released a report this week finding that a police officer used excessive force on six occasions over 10 weeks in early 2024, as well a submerged two body-word video (BWV) devices in water to destroy evidence. The police watchdog concluded that the officer’s actions amount to serious ...