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Slain fugitive could become sovereign citizen 'martyr'

Double police killer Dezi Freeman may now be considered a martyr by some who share his extreme anti-government beliefs, experts have warned.

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Bunnings accused of ‘greenwashing’ timber amid concerns about supplier’s illegal logging

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation

The Guardian - AU

A sliding doors moment meant 11-year-old Leo walked free. Do NSW law changes risk locking more children up?

Leo was found not guilty of 72 offences. But after changes passed into law by NSW on Thursday, it could be a different story for other children

The Guardian - AU

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'Whatever it takes': Labor's youth crime political fix

Tougher consequences for violent youth offenders pave the way for a long-time state government to return to more comfortable turf come election time.

AAP

NSW-owned Forestry Corporation charged with 29 offences related to failing to protect threatened species

Environment Protection Authority laid charges after investigation into accusations the corporation breached laws while operating in Tallaganda state forest

The Guardian - AU

NSW forestry agency should be shut down for repeatedly breaking law, critics argue

Forestry Corporation says suggestion that it can be compared to a criminal bikie gang is ‘ridiculous’

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor divided over Chris Minns’ plan to extend controversial youth bail laws

Exclusive: MLC Stephen Lawrence tells party room government is putting state on ‘slippery slope’ to more punitive approach

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‘Why didn’t you tell anyone?’: the perceptions about ‘real rape’ that are so hard to shake

Community attitudes and laws have changed when it comes to sexual assault and how victim-survivors behave. Yet rape myths still have power – both in and out of the courtroom

The Guardian - AU

NSW community justice centres will be scrapped next year - it’s enshittification in action

The public mediation service where I work has been keeping the peace at no cost to participants for 40 years. But now it’s closing without inquiry or consultation

The Guardian - AU

Calls to shut down 'scam' sovereign citizen websites

A former NSW magistrate has called for people making money from pseudo-legal "sovereign citizen" claims to be prosecuted as frauds.

AAP

Calls to exclude medicinal cannabis users from new SA drug-driving rules

The SA Greens and a former magistrate of 22 years are among those calling for a reform in new SA drug-driving rules that could see medicinal cannabis users stripped of their licence at a roadside drug test.

ABC News

Ballina woman Lindy Lucena's family mourn her 'happy soul' during anti-domestic violence vigil

Hundreds of residents turned out to mourn the death of a Ballina woman earlier this month, and to push for an end to domestic violence.

ABC News

Canberra woman escapes drug-driving conviction after saying she unknowingly inhaled ice smoke at party

An ACT magistrate dismissed the drug-driving charges after authorities could not prove Karlene Helmling was sufficiently drug-affected to pose a safety threat.

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