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NSW Police Engage in Campaign of Extreme Harassment Against Prominent Palestinian Activist

NSW Police Engage in Campaign of Extreme Harassment Against Prominent Palestinian Activist

Ibrahim “Bob” Mouammar is a well-known participant in the Sydney Palestine solidarity movement, and he’s respected by much of the community. So, when footage of him was posted on social media being surrounded by a sizable number of NSW police officers asking absurd questions about what he was doing at Bunnings in Rose Bay on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, it ...
Counterterror Police Are Increasingly Dawn Raiding Pro-Palestinian Activists

Counterterror Police Are Increasingly Dawn Raiding Pro-Palestinian Activists

Victoria police have conducted a third raiding episode that appears to be related to nonviolent protest, as other recent police raids have been. Except this time, Alex, a well-known activist, had her home raided by about eight officers from VicPol’s Security Investigation Unit (SIU), whilst she was in the toilet, and the cops bashed open the door and ...
Foreign Minister Finally Acknowledges Third Cohort of Australians Kidnapped by Israel

Foreign Minister Finally Acknowledges Third Cohort of Australians Kidnapped by Israel

Eleven Australians kidnapped off the high seas near Cyprus by Israeli forces have now been released after days of deprivation and psychological and physical torture. This is the third cohort of Australians taken hostage and brutalised by Tel Aviv since October 2025. Yet, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong only just raised concerns about this ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 May 2026

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 May 2026

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Proposed Offence of Covert Stalking in New South Wales The proposed offence would severely limit the ability to lawfully use private investigators and tracking devices to surveil others. Click here to read the article Modern Labor Is “Quite Comfortable” With the ...
Stronger Law Enforcement Contributes to Prison Population Being the Highest Ever in NSW

Stronger Law Enforcement Contributes to Prison Population Being the Highest Ever in NSW

The New South Wales adult prisoner population has risen to its highest numbers ever seen, with 14,070 inmates in this state’s correctional facilities in March 2026. This is due to a particularly stark surge in those sent to prison over four months of last summer, which was driven by increased arrests being made by NSW police, and First Nations people ...
UN Demands Australia Halts Its Intensification of the Funnelling of First Nations Kids into Prisons

UN Demands Australia Halts Its Intensification of the Funnelling of First Nations Kids into Prisons

Recent years have seen multiple Australian jurisdictions pass laws that ultimately target First Nations children to ensure more end up in prison and remain there longer. This flies under the radar, as the term “youth justice reform” is colourblind. However, the UN has cottoned on to Australia’s racially charged, long-term and intensifying practice of ...
The Offence of ‘Home Invasion’: Aggravated Break and Enter to Commit Serious Indictable Offence

The Offence of ‘Home Invasion’: Aggravated Break and Enter to Commit Serious Indictable Offence

A 15-year-old boy from southwestern Sydney gained entry into a house located on Cabrogal land on Longfield Street in Cabramatta at around 6.15 pm on 6 May 2026, and he had no permission to do so. The teenager then grabbed a 16-year-old girl’s head from behind, and after what appears to have been a slight struggle, the boy fled the scene on foot. The ...
NSW Police are Withdrawing Criminal Charges Brought Under Unconstitutional Protest Ban

NSW Police are Withdrawing Criminal Charges Brought Under Unconstitutional Protest Ban

New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed to ABC Radio on the morning of 13 May 2026 that criminal charges brought under the unconstitutional protest ban law in relation to the 9 February rally against the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog will be withdrawn pending review. That afternoon saw the first charges dropped and a ...

NSW Police Engage in Campaign of Extreme Harassment Against Prominent Palestinian Activist

NSW Police Engage in Campaign of Extreme Harassment Against Prominent Palestinian Activist
Ibrahim “Bob” Mouammar is a well-known participant in the Sydney Palestine solidarity movement, and he’s respected by much of the community. So, when footage of him was posted on social media being surrounded by a sizable number of NSW police officers asking absurd questions about what he was doing at Bunnings in Rose Bay on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, it ...

Counterterror Police Are Increasingly Dawn Raiding Pro-Palestinian Activists

Counterterror Police Are Increasingly Dawn Raiding Pro-Palestinian Activists
Victoria police have conducted a third raiding episode that appears to be related to nonviolent protest, as other recent police raids have been. Except this time, Alex, a well-known activist, had her home raided by about eight officers from VicPol’s Security Investigation Unit (SIU), whilst she was in the toilet, and the cops bashed open the door and ...

Foreign Minister Finally Acknowledges Third Cohort of Australians Kidnapped by Israel

Foreign Minister Finally Acknowledges Third Cohort of Australians Kidnapped by Israel
Eleven Australians kidnapped off the high seas near Cyprus by Israeli forces have now been released after days of deprivation and psychological and physical torture. This is the third cohort of Australians taken hostage and brutalised by Tel Aviv since October 2025. Yet, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong only just raised concerns about this ...

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 May 2026

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 May 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Proposed Offence of Covert Stalking in New South Wales The proposed offence would severely limit the ability to lawfully use private investigators and tracking devices to surveil others. Click here to read the article Modern Labor Is “Quite Comfortable” With the ...

Stronger Law Enforcement Contributes to Prison Population Being the Highest Ever in NSW

Stronger Law Enforcement Contributes to Prison Population Being the Highest Ever in NSW
The New South Wales adult prisoner population has risen to its highest numbers ever seen, with 14,070 inmates in this state’s correctional facilities in March 2026. This is due to a particularly stark surge in those sent to prison over four months of last summer, which was driven by increased arrests being made by NSW police, and First Nations people ...

UN Demands Australia Halts Its Intensification of the Funnelling of First Nations Kids into Prisons

UN Demands Australia Halts Its Intensification of the Funnelling of First Nations Kids into Prisons
Recent years have seen multiple Australian jurisdictions pass laws that ultimately target First Nations children to ensure more end up in prison and remain there longer. This flies under the radar, as the term “youth justice reform” is colourblind. However, the UN has cottoned on to Australia’s racially charged, long-term and intensifying practice of ...

The Offence of ‘Home Invasion’: Aggravated Break and Enter to Commit Serious Indictable Offence

The Offence of ‘Home Invasion’: Aggravated Break and Enter to Commit Serious Indictable Offence
A 15-year-old boy from southwestern Sydney gained entry into a house located on Cabrogal land on Longfield Street in Cabramatta at around 6.15 pm on 6 May 2026, and he had no permission to do so. The teenager then grabbed a 16-year-old girl’s head from behind, and after what appears to have been a slight struggle, the boy fled the scene on foot. The ...

NSW Police are Withdrawing Criminal Charges Brought Under Unconstitutional Protest Ban

NSW Police are Withdrawing Criminal Charges Brought Under Unconstitutional Protest Ban
New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed to ABC Radio on the morning of 13 May 2026 that criminal charges brought under the unconstitutional protest ban law in relation to the 9 February rally against the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog will be withdrawn pending review. That afternoon saw the first charges dropped and a ...