ASIO’s “Police State” Compulsory Questioning Powers to Be Made Permanent
Legislation set to make ASIO’s “compulsory questioning powers” permanent is before the Senate, after passing the lower house in mid-February 2026. And that it is Labor championing this reform, which will further broaden the scope of the nation’s chief spying...
The Offence of Stealing a Motor Vehicle, Vessel or Trailer in NSW
The New South Wales Police Force put out an appeal for information about a string of recent vehicle thefts that are alleged to have taken place on Wiradjuri land in the western New South Wales town of Warren. The initial...
Federal Government Has Embroiled Australia Militarily in the Quest for a Greater Israel
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, 19 March 2026, that whilst the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran is decimating that country, it now requires a “ground component” to achieve regime change. Yet many consider he’s seeking to permanently...
Renewed Calls to Ban Chokeholds Highlights the Colonial Nature of Australian Policing
The choking to death of 27-year-old Gunggari man Steven Lee Nixon-McKeller by Queensland police in 2021 is being given fresh attention as a result of his mother, Dr Raylene Nixon, having launched a campaign to have chokeholds banned in that...
Will Australian Blindness Towards Rising Domestic White Terrorism Continue?
Two white Australian men were recently charged with terrorism offences in Western Australia. This marks a significant shift in how authorities are willing to categorise white nationalist violence, and this may be seismic, depending on not only the outcomes of...
New LGBTIQ Hate Crime Offences: A Band Aid Solution to a Much Deeper Problem
Following an ABC report on ISIS-inspired attacks on gay and bisexual teens in Greater Sydney, which was published during Mardi Gras, the Minns government has this week come to the table with the solution it spruiked last month, which was...
“Coercion Dressed Up as Harmony”: Shaykh Wesam Charkawi on the State’s Growing Divide
The attack by New South Wales police officers upon pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered on Gadigal land in Sydney on 9 February 2026 to show their opposition to the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog, as his nation continues to conduct...
Banning Political Slogans: The Absurd New Way to Stamp Out Pro-Palestinian Support
The nation was stunned when at a small protest march on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, Queensland police arrested a man for explaining the phrase “from the river to the sea” to a rally in Magan-djin-Brisbane, and also took a woman...
Offences Relating to Credit and Debit Card Theft and Fraud in NSW
The New South Wales Police Force has issued a public warning about a spate of crimes involving assailants approaching elderly people before stealing and illegally using their debit or credit cards. The incidents are alleged to have occurred across several...
The Australian Polity’s Descent into the Absurd Is a Sign of Rising Authoritarianism
Two protesters were arrested in Magan-djin-Brisbane on 11 March 2026, for the completely absurd crime of publicly using the just prohibited slogan, “from the river to the sea”. A 33-year-old male is now facing 2 years in prison for using...
