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Opinion: Royal commission is a lasting legacy
In a year of so much ugly politics, it is time to remember some of the good . . . and to embrace the challenges ahead. As published in the Newcastle Herald. What a difference a year makes. On 16...
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Media: Attorney’s hopping mad hopscotch plan
The O’Farrell government’s attempt to fix its ineffective graffiti regime has now hopped into the ridiculous with proposed laws which will see children who draw hopscotch or handball courts on public...
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Church worked with police to sanitise abuse reports
Documents released to NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge under FOI have revealed for the first time the informal agreements under which the Church was working with NSW police for years up until 2003 to...
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The silent running of the lawyers
There are reports in today’s Daily Telegraph of a highly unusual development in police stations across NSW –lawyers running out of police stations, or not turning up when called, in order to avoid...
View ArticleCrimes Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2013 [Legislation Debate]
This speech was delivered on 11/09/2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. CRIMES AMENDMENT (TERRORISM) BILL 2013 Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [11.30 a.m.]: On behalf of The...
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Parliamentary inquiry into the Bowraville murders
Yesterday in the NSW Upper House David moved a motion for an inquiry by the Law and Justice Committee into the Bowraville murders. The motion is as follows: That the Standing Committee on Law and...
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Mandatory Sentencing Video
An expensive, ineffective and discriminatory answer to alcohol fuelled violence. The O’Farrell government’s proposed mandatory sentencing laws for alcohol related violence will see the NSW prison...
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Mandatory sentencing: an expensive, ineffective and discriminatory answer to...
The O’Farrell government’s proposed mandatory sentencing laws for alcohol related violence will see the NSW prison system literally overwhelmed, facing a 50% increase in the prisoner numbers and...
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Mandatory sentencing will see even more Aboriginal people in jail
With Parliament resuming this week one of the biggest issues set to be debated is the Government’s proposed mandatory sentencing legislation. David recently hosted a roundtable discussion with John...
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Law and Order Auction bizarrely sees mandatory sentencing “passed in”
The Government today indicated it would not support passage of its own mandatory sentencing laws following amendments adopted in the Legislative Council. The amendments proposed by Labor obtained the...
View ArticleAbbott’s Royal Commission – targeting unions and protecting corrupt corporations
The Abbott Government has labelled its Royal Commission into Union Governance and Corruption a ”war on corruption” but in reality it’s deliberately ignoring the underlying source of corruption in the...
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Busting the Budget – a How to Guide
Much of the public debate on the senate “blocking supply” or busting the budget suggests that it is an all or nothing tactic. However this is not the case. The Senate can carefully cherry-pick the...
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Lunchtime forum: Bailing out early? The politics and principles behind the...
Come join former DPP Nicholas Cowdery, representatives of the NSW Bar Association and Dr Julia Quilter at NSW Parliament House to discuss the past – and future – of bail law in NSW. We will hear about...
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Bailing out early? Law experts slam the Bail review.
Last week David hosted a forum at Parliament to discuss the Bail Act review. Speakers included former DPP Nicholas Cowdery, Jane Needham SC and Dr Julia Quilter. The forum was a great success,...
View ArticleAdjournment speech on Grandmothers Against Removals
Yesterday in Parliament David delivered an adjournment speech on the important work being done in NSW by a group called Grandmothers Against Removals. Watch the speech here, or read the full text...
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Media release: Labor and Coalition remove presumption of innocence from NSW...
NSW Labor last night joined with the Coalition to pass amendments to the NSW Bail Act that remove the presumption of innocence from the purposes of the Bail Act and reinstate complicated and unwieldy...
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Computers in cells roundtable discussion – summary
Yesterday David hosted a roundtable with the Community Justice Coalition to discuss the implementation of computers in cells for education and counselling. The event was initiated by Brett Collins of...
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Illegal practice of blind reporting of child sexual abuse endorsed by NSW Police
Despite the Police Integrity Commission, the former DPP and now the Ombudsman declaring the practice illegal, the NSW police Minister has declared the government’s support for the practice of blind...
View ArticleTurnbull and Baird must put politics aside and implement Child Abuse Royal...
The first test of the new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be if he puts politics aside to work with Premier Baird and state and territory parliaments to implement the recommendations from the...
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2 years late, but welcome – the NSW Government moves on racial vilification...
The NSW Government today announced they will make changes to racial vilification laws, almost 2 years after a multi-party inquiry strongly recommended such changes. The final report of the inquiry into...
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