NSW Courts

25/08/2026

Officer that attended to reports of a man holding an axe near Blacktown got a lot more than they expected.

Sexual touching offences fall under sections 61KC, 61KD, 66DA and 73A of the Crimes Act 1900, carrying maximum penalties of 5 to 10 years in prison. Defences include duress and mental illness.

25/08/2026

The appeal court quashed the defendant’s convictions as the prosecution failed to exclude all reasonable explanations consistent with innocence.

A conviction cannot be obtained in a circumstantial case unless the prosecution is able to prove the offence beyond reasonable doubt, which require excluding any reasonable explanation.

18/08/2026

The High Court dismissed a Crown appeal which sought to overturn a finding that the offence of drug importation requires proof of two mental fault elements.

The High Court of Australia dismissed an appeal where the Crown sought to overturn a finding that the offence of drug importation requires proof of two mental fault elements.

16/08/2026

Three male students of an elite Sydney school are accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a Bondi alleyway.

Three male students of a prestigious Sydney school are facing court after allegedly sexually assaulting a girl in a Bondi alleyway.

11/08/2026

The Minns government has justified its latest proposed expansion of law enforcement powers by claiming it is necessary to combat organised crime.

The NSW government has justified its latest proposed expansion of law enforcement powers by claiming the further erosion of civil liberties is necessary to combat organised crime.

10/08/2026

A woman has been refused bail after allegedly crashing her vehicle into a Lane Cove bus shelter before committing assaults and property offences.

A 29-year old woman has been refused bail after allegedly crashing her vehicle into a Lane Cove bus shelter and committing assaults and property offences.

08/08/2026

The New South Wales government has justified the latest expansion in police powers by claiming they are necessary to combat organised crime.

The New South Wales government has introduced laws that would further expand police powers ostensibly with a view to combatting organised crime.

07/08/2026

Officers are now required to activate body worn cameras when exercising their law enforcement powers.

New South Wales police officers are required to activate their body worn cameras when working in an ‘operational capacity’ including when exercising their law enforcement powers.

04/08/2026

Police charged 24 people with a total of 27 offences after a three-day blitz across the rail network during which 263 people were scanned without warrants.

28/07/2026

A recent scandal involving the NSW Director of Public Prosecution has triggered calls to establish an independent monitor with power to facilitate accountability.

A recent scandal involving an alleged leak by the NSW Director of Public Prosecution has triggered calls for an independent monitor to oversee the prosecutorial body.