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Australia's NSW withdraws 33,000 COVID-19 fines

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, is scrapping just under half of its COVID-related fines. The move comes after a court looked into three cases and found offenses were described too vaguely.

7 December 2022

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How one man who refused to pay $1,000 for sitting in a park with his girlfriend during Covid lockdowns helped overturn more than 33,000 similar fines in a David and Goliath court case

Rohan Pank was fined for sitting in a Sydney park during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Mr Pank was joined by two other Sydneysiders who received Covid penalties. Their fines were declared invalid on Tuesday and 33,121 more were withdrawn.

7 December 2022

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Australia to withdraw or refund thousands of Covid fines after landmark court case

NSW officials will scrap little more than half the 62,138 Covid-related fines issued

7 December 2022

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Fines commissioner concedes that COVID fines in Supreme Court test case are invalid

The NSW government has conceded that two COVID-19 fines being challenged in a Supreme Court test case are invalid, opening the door for more than 30,000 other people to have fines worth $30 million cancelled.

7 December 2022

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COVID fines worth millions are withdrawn

Fines worth millions of dollars issued to thousands of people in NSW for breaching COVID-19 restrictions are being withdrawn by the state's revenue agency.

7 December 2022

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Fines commissioner concedes that COVID fines in Supreme Court test case are invalid

The NSW government has conceded that two COVID-19 fines being challenged in a Supreme Court test case are invalid, opening the door for more than 30,000 other people to have fines worth $30 million cancelled.

29 November 2022

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Police Assault on Lim Raises Questions About the Enforcement of Law in NSW

Sydney is aghast over the assault perpetrated upon nonviolent elderly protester Danny Lim by two police officers on Tuesday.

25 November 2022

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Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

The heavy force used against the 78-year-old has disturbed many, and on Wednesday about 100 people protested outside Surry Hills police station, calling for the officers involved to be suspended and for an independent investigation.

24 November 2022

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Pain in Paradise

In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later courts are still deciding, was it “reasonable”?

21 November 2022

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Dobbing became ‘Australia’s favourite pastime’ during Covid

From “illegal” birthday parties to suspicious fast-food orders, Aussies picked up a very unusual pastime during the Covid pandemic.

21 November 2022

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Australia's NSW withdraws 33,000 COVID-19 fines

How one man who refused to pay $1,000 for sitting in a park with his girlfriend during Covid lockdowns helped overturn more than 33,000 similar fines in a David and Goliath court case

Australia to withdraw or refund thousands of Covid fines after landmark court case

Fines commissioner concedes that COVID fines in Supreme Court test case are invalid

COVID fines worth millions are withdrawn

Fines commissioner concedes that COVID fines in Supreme Court test case are invalid

Police Assault on Lim Raises Questions About the Enforcement of Law in NSW

Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

Pain in Paradise

Dobbing became ‘Australia’s favourite pastime’ during Covid

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