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Discusses alternative sentencing procedure for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders who have criminal matters within the Greater Sydney Area.

When is marijuana legal? Marijuana laws in the different states & territories discussed.

The offence of obtaining benefit by deception in NSW is fraud, with a maximum penalty of 10 years jail.

In NSW, if you found guilty of a stealing offence - also termed " larceny" offence - the penalties are weighty.

Financial abuse is a type of coercive control yet to be criminalised in NSW. Laws in other parts of Australia discussed too.

What is deepfake porn? New deepfake porn laws & penalties to be introduced. What can I do if I am a victim of deepfake?

'Sextortion' is sexual blackmail - threats that intimate images would be posted or distributed, unless demands are met.

Discussion about the offence of stealing animals ordinarily kept in confinement in NSW. Recent case example.

The crime of causing a bushfire including penalties discussed here. Recent English case example.

Discussion about laws around burglary. There is a difference between the offence Stealing & the offence Break, Enter & Steal.

The crime of carjacking & the penalties associated with the crime are discussed. Includes recent example that occurred in USA.

The NSW Court of Appeal has struck down sweeping anti-protest laws enacted after the Bondi Beach terror attack, ruling that police powers to ban public assemblies across broad geographic areas violated constitutional protections for political communication. The landmark decision examines whether governments can impose blanket restrictions on peaceful protests during times of heightened security concerns, and what constitutional limits exist on such powers.

Sextortion offences are criminalised under state, territory, and Commonwealth law, with serious maximum penalties.

Sexual touching offences in NSW carry heavy penalties that can result in a criminal record, fine and imprisonment.

Recently, the NSW Government passed the Crimes Amendment (Intimate Image and Audio Material) Act 2025 (NSW) to strengthen protections against the non-consensual recording...

Modafinil is a drug used to treat narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, sleep apnoea, and other sleep disorders.

The offender, who was convicted for the one punch death of a teenager, was released on parole after 11 years in custody.