Rights-Based NGO Rates Political Parties on Trade Justice
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is a mechanism often incorporated into free trade agreements, which provides corporations with specific rights that allow them to sue governments if their business interests are affected by decisions made by local authorities that are adverse to...
The War Against First Nations Hasn’t Ended, It’s Just Become More Subtle
“I didn’t do it. That was 200 years ago. It’s not my fault” has been a common sentiment expressed amongst Anglo Australians for decades, and, although fading, most continue to abide by it as they concurrently reap the benefits of...
“We Have a Conservative Anti-Protest Consensus in Politics”, Says Legal Observers NSW’s Anastasia
Protest is an exceptionally important part of the NSW liberal democracy, especially considering how it works: citizens get to vote every four years, and from there, for the most part, the government tries to ignore their desires and opinions, unless...
Protecting the Pristine Takayna/Tarkine: An Interview With Bob Brown Foundation’s Scott Jordan
Right now, Chinese mining company MMG is attempting to construct a huge heavy metal waste dump in the middle of the takayna/Tarkine Rainforest: the nation’s largest surviving temperate forest of its kind. This means acid-producing tailings from the nearby Rosebery...
Out of Increasing Discontent in Government, Dawns the Hope for Liberties Forged
“How good is Australia?” posed prime minister Scott Morrison in his election victory speech on 18 May 2019. And in the next breath he asked, “And how good are Australians?” Whilst these questions might have resonated with the same meaning for...
“A Lack of Teachers”: That’s Why NSW Educators Are Striking on Wednesday
A “lack of teachers” is the reason why NSW “teachers and principals have made the difficult decision to go on strike” this Wednesday, the NSW Teachers Federation asserts in a 27 April statement that it adds the NSW Department of Education...
Wisened Up Quiet Australians Won’t Be Duped by Anti-Democratic Morrison This Time
Nine days before he took out his “miracle” election win in May 2019, Scott Morrison was photographed sitting amongst a group of elderly people at a Port Macquarie forum, as he expressed his views on “quite Australians” and why they...
To “Preserve Peace Is to Prepare for War”, Declares War Minister Peter Dutton
On reading Nineteen Eight-Four as a teenager, defence minister Peter Dutton became inspired by the society George Orwell envisaged for the future. While it was true, by the time he read the book, the actual year had come to pass, young...
Julian to the Slaughter, as UK Moves Towards US Model of Killing Press Freedoms
The Westminster Magistrates Court approved the extradition of journalist Julian Assange to the US on 20 April. The proceedings were a mere formality, as the High Court had overturned its original decision not to extradite on mental health grounds, while upholding...
WA Poisoned First Nations With Agent Orange: An Interview With Ngikalikarra’s Dr Magali McDuffie
The US military perpetrated Operation Ranch Hand, which involved spraying toxic herbicides over vast tracts of land in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia between 1961 and 1971. This form of chemical warfare not only destroyed forest cover, but it killed numerous...
