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Max Freedom Pollard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 (age 31–32) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | New Testament: Immaculata Version |
Max Freedom Pollard (born 1993) is an Australian author. He published New Testament: Immaculata Version (2021) and ElementOP: Imprinting and serves on the Friends of the University of Adelaide Library committee.[1][2] In October 2024 he was arrested in Sydney following what media described as a police siege, and later faced firearm-related charges.[3][4] In 2023–2024 he was a self-represented defendant in civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales that resulted in two published judgments.[5][6]
Career
editPollard's principal publication is New Testament: Immaculata Version, published in 2021. He has also published ElementOP: Imprinting.[2] The translation claims to depart from traditional chapter–verse conventions by resegmenting portions of the New Testament into new units derived from the original Koine Greek. A further claim is that reconnecting clauses yields a new Gospel chronology, and that retention of original forms of names preserves wordplay (e.g., "Bar-Abbas," translated as "son of the father").[7][2] He has also published work on other Semitic languages.[8]
He is listed by the University of Adelaide as a member of the Friends of the University of Adelaide Library committee, a community network that "promotes and fosters interest and support for the University Library."[1][9]
2024 Sydney police operation
editOn 22–23 October 2024, New South Wales Police attended an apartment building in the Coogee/Randwick area following what media reported as a "concern for welfare" call, advising the public to avoid the area as specialist officers responded.[4]
According to the police, "just after 8.20 pm, police gained access to the unit and the man was arrested," and officers later "located and seized two allegedly unauthorised firearms and a ballistic vest."[10] The incident was covered by 9News Sydney and reported across multiple mastheads, including the Nine newspapers network[3][11] and News Corp Australia.[12] Coverage by 9News Sydney included a published video report on its official Facebook page.[13]
Claims and denials about agency employment
editFollowing social media claims that Pollard had been employed by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), The Sydney Morning Herald reported a statement from the agency that he was not an ACIC staff member.[3]
Charges and proceedings
editPolice charged Pollard with firearm-related offences including possession of an unauthorised pistol and a prohibited firearm, failing to keep firearms safely, and possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit; he was refused bail to appear at Waverley Local Court.[10][3][12]
Supreme Court litigation
editIn 2023–2024, Pollard was a self-represented defendant in civil proceedings brought by his former employer Aland Care Pty Ltd in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. On 30 November 2023, in Aland Care Pty Ltd v Pollard [2023] NSWSC 1466, Robb J gave reasons on an interlocutory application concerning injunctive relief and a suppression/non-publication question in the Equity Division.[5]
On 19 April 2024, Kunc J dismissed Pollard's motion to strike out or summarily dismiss the proceedings and ordered that he pay the plaintiff's costs forthwith: Aland Care Pty Ltd v Pollard [2024] NSWSC 439 (Equity – Applications List).[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Meet the Committee". University Library, University of Adelaide. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Max Freedom Moussa Pollard". Amazon. 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d McSweeney, Jessica (23 October 2024). "Bizarre videos emerge from inside 10-hour eastern suburbs siege". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b Theocharous, Mikala (22 October 2024). "Police operation in Sydney's eastern suburbs with man holed up in apartment". 9News. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Aland Care Pty Ltd v Pollard [2023] NSWSC 1466 (30 November 2023)". NSW Caselaw. Supreme Court of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Aland Care Pty Ltd v Pollard [2024] NSWSC 439 (19 April 2024)". NSW Caselaw. Supreme Court of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "New Testament: Immaculata Version (Paperback Edition)". Amazon. 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Revisiting the "Camel and the Needle": A Philological Recontextualization of Phoenician Letter Nomenclature". Zenodo. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Friends of the Library". University Library. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Man Charged After Eastern Beaches Police Operation" (Press release). NSW Police Force (via Mirage News). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ McSweeney, Jessica (23 October 2024). "Bizarre videos emerge from inside 10-hour eastern suburbs siege". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b McCallum, Jake; Jackson, Tyson; Tyson, William; Cuneo, Clementine (23 October 2024). "Accused's strange Instagram posts during 10-hour siege". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Man in court over Randwick siege". 9News Sydney. Retrieved 25 August 2025 – via Facebook.
External links
editFriends of the University of Adelaide Library