The NSW Government’s 2026-27 Budget has delivered a string of cost-of-living measures touching the legal profession and a substantial boost to domestic and family violence…
Police and courts in New South Wales will have sweeping new powers to prosecute extremists after legislation targeting Nazi conduct and symbolism passed state parliament…
Winner of the Law Society of New South Wales’ John Hennessy Scholarship for 2025, Giles Fryer, spent eight months travelling around regional NSW investigating exploitative…
Laws introduced in New South Wales to combat performance crime have been criticised, as three quarters of charges involve a young Aboriginal male.
Legal, human rights and advocacy organisations are calling for the NSW Government to scrap laws which lowered the standard of proof for prison offences.
ANALYSIS: The NSW Government’s decision to open areas in the state’s far west for gas exploration adds to years of policy uncertainty felt by regional…
How two crises converging on the Central West are pushing communities and businesses to breaking point — and why the rest of NSW should pay…
A close analysis of how public interest considerations must be proven, not presumed, when NSW government agencies resist disclosure.
The call for greater leniency around houseboat residence in NSW is growing, especially from residents along the Murray River.
The NSW Government has announced stronger penalties for hate crimes against the LGBTQIA+ community, a move welcomed by advocates such as the Inner City Legal…
A funding deadlock is hampering efforts to implement a UN agreement to prevent human rights abuses in places of detention. Despite being ratified by Australia…
The NSW Government has announced it will abolish the use of ‘good character’ in sentencing proceedings, a decision supported by victims advocacy groups.
The NSW Government introduced the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (Bill) today aimed at tightening gun laws to reduce the risk of mass…