Wong Rules Out War Powers Reform, Despite Parliamentary Inquiry Underway
At its March 2021 national conference, federal Labor determined that, if elected into government, it would hold a parliamentary inquiry into whether war powers should be a whole-of-parliament decision and not, as is the case now, the choice of the prime...
Towards Rights-Based Bail, and the Chilling Effect of Extreme Conditions on Climate Action
The last 12 months have been marked by a new tactic taken towards nonviolent direct actions carried out in the defence of climate and the environment, which has seen jurisdictions, such as NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, dramatically escalate the punishments...
Deportations to Continue Under Albanese’s Modest 501 Migration Reforms
The Albanese government has announced coming changes to the nation’s immigration deportation scheme that were first spruiked last July. The current laws have seen thousands of noncitizens expelled since 2015, with the largest cohort having been New Zealand-born people. The government,...
Authorised Psychiatrists Will Soon Be Allowed to Prescribe MDMA and Psilocybin
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced on 3 February that two popular recreationally used illicit substances, MDMA and psilocybin, will be available to specifically authorised psychiatrists to prescribe to patients for certain mental health conditions. Better known as party drug ecstasy, MDMA...
Agitating Against Mardi Gras Corporatisation: An Interview With Pride in Protests’ Mikhael Burnard
In less than a fortnight, Sydney city will be awash with hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe, as WorldPride 2023 kicks off, with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras incorporated into the international event this year. So,...
“The Threat From China Is a Lie”: Peace Activist Nick Deane on the Build Up to War
Talk of war with China has been mounting over recent years. The current Labor government, and the Coalition before it, have been warning that Beijing has become increasingly aggressive, which is leading to growing tensions in the Indo Pacific that...
Government Talks Loud But Does Little to Bring Julian Home
Many aspects of the ongoing detainment of Julian Assange in London’s notorious Belmarsh Prison at the behest of the White House, as it continues to seek the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the US, have been criticised as measures that undermine...
Thorpe Quits Greens to Represent Black Sovereignty Movement in Voice Debate
On Monday, the first sitting day of 2023, Senator Lidia Thorpe announced early in the afternoon that she’s determined to quit the Australian Greens, so that she can represent the grassroots Blak Sovereign Movement in federal parliament. The Gunnai Gunditjmara and...
Attorney General to Reform National Security Secrecy Orders, as Closed Trials Continue
In its response to the findings of a review of national security orders that have been used by the federal government to cloak specific trials in secrecy over recent years, the Albanese government agreed in its 19 January response to action...
Sydney Calls Out Apartheid Israel in the Wake of the Jenin Massacre
Hundreds gathered before Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday evening in a show of solidarity with Palestinian people living in their occupied homelands, after they’ve suffered through some of the deadliest events and days in recent memory at the hands of Israeli...
