NSW hate crime laws: In June 2026, the NSW Legislative Council passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2026, a significant rewrite of how NSW law handles hate-motivated offending. The legislation expands post-and-boast offences to cover assault and robbery, introduces a new offence for luring victims through dating apps. It also increases the maximum […]
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Our client, Hannah Grundy, a Sydney woman targeted by AI-generated explicit images, has highlighted the urgent need for stronger legal protections against technology-facilitated abuse. The BBC recently reported on her distressing experience, in which a former friend, Andrew “Andy” Hayler, used artificial intelligence to create deepfake images of her and share them online without her
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The right to protest has never been more contested in New South Wales. In the space of just three months, the NSW Government has passed significant new counter-terrorism legislation containing protest-related restrictions, police have clashed with demonstrators in the Sydney CBD, a constitutional challenge is now before the NSW Supreme Court, and a separate set
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O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors offers free consultations for protesters affected by police action on February 9, 2026 Thousands of Australians exercised their democratic right to peaceful protest in Sydney yesterday, gathering to express their opposition to Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia. What began as a peaceful demonstration in Sydney’s CBD escalated into
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NSW Protest Laws: In the wake of the devastating Bondi Beach attack in December 2025, the NSW Government pushed through some of the most significant restrictions on public assembly in the state’s history. Now, those laws face a constitutional challenge in the NSW Supreme Court that could ultimately have implications for civil liberties across Australia.
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What happens when a 12-year-old commits a crime? This question sits at the heart of NSW’s heated debate over doli incapax, a centuries-old legal principle that protects children from full criminal responsibility. Now under formal review by the NSW Government, this obscure Latin phrase has become a lightning rod for reform in Australia’s youth justice
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Two young men with disabilities who suffered abuse in care never received compensation or any formal apology. The Disability Royal Commission recently examined allegations of Abuse by a carer at NDIS provider Afford. Disability carer jailed for three years A disability support carer in Sydney’s west was jailed for three years on abuse-related charges. Police
