Court Rejects Legislation Empowering Police to Move-On Protesters at Place of Worship
“In this matter we have been able to uphold the right of people in NSW to protest. That is important because there is so much to protest about,” said Josh Lees, Palestine Action Group spokesperson, on Thursday, 17 October 2025....
Federal Court Greenlights Baseless Zionist Case Against Journalist Mary Kostakidis
Federal Court Justice Stephen McDonald has permitted the Zionist Federation of Australia to go ahead with its lawsuit against renowned Australian journalist Mary Kostikidas, which was lodged in April this year, after her defence team sought to have the case...
“When Cops Kill, Who Polices the Police”: The Gilberts on the Killing of Their Son Luke
Shot Dead is a recently published account of the police killing of 24-year-old Luke Gilbert, who was shot by two officers early on 1 October 2022. Luke’s mother, Nicola Gilbert wrote the book, which she asserts was required following the...
Policing the Enemy Within: The AFP Launches National Security Teams to Enhance Social Cohesion
The Australian federal police (AFP) announced on 8 October 2025 that it launched new National Security Investigation teams the previous month “to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia’s social cohesion”. These proactive teams are to...
Dan Duggan Makes Final Appeal Against Trumped Up US Extradition Request
Australian citizen Dan Duggan will appear in Federal Court on Thursday, 16 October 2025, as he appeals the decision to greenlight his extradition to the United States based on a 2017 District Court of Columbia grand jury indictment that charges...
Top NSW Ministers Stoked the Antisemitism Moral Panic with Fudged NSW Police Statistics
Dozens of the 367 reported antisemitism incidents that New South Wales premier Chris Minns and police minister Yasmin Catley both fell back on at key points in the 2024/25 summer debate around a suggested crisis in escalating antisemitic behaviour have...
Firearm Offences that Apply to Mass Shootings in New South Wales
New South Wales police officers charged Croydon Park man Artemios Mintzas with 25 firearm offences last week, after the 60-year-old conducted a random shooting spree, targeting passersby out the window of a unit located above a shop on Georges Bay...
Australian Politicians Ignore Israel’s Brutality Against Our Citizens
The morning of Friday, 10 October 2025 saw the Australian Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrive back in our nation, after attempting to breach the Gaza blockade and then being illegally apprehended by Israel. A sizable crowd gathered on Gadigal land...
NSW Government Resists Broad Calls for Drug Law Reform
The NSW government disregarded last week’s deadline for a response to the recommendations flowing from the 2024 NSW Drug Summit, which it organised, and it also rejected every suggestion made by the NSW inquiry into state cannabis laws. Yet, the “open...
NSW Greens and Civil Liberties Groups Are Aiming to Protect Citizens Rights in Law
Following her earlier announcement that she’ll be tabling a Human Rights Act 2025, NSW Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong is hosting an online forum, alongside NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Timothy Roberts later this month, to discuss the...
