“A Brazen Pork-Barrel Scheme”: Inquiry Condemns Berejiklian’s Grant Allocating as Political
The initial report from the NSW parliamentary inquiry into state grant schemes distributed under the Berejiklian government doesn’t mince words in its assessment of how the Coalition has allocated public money in an attempt to consolidate its power and appease...
“A Fundamental Attack on the Rule of Law”: Shoebridge on NSW Police Intimidating Lawyer
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge sent out a quick succession of social media messages late on 26 March, setting out the most outrageous details from a police watchdog report, involving an inquiry into two NSW police officers intimidating a solicitor...
As Trans Visibility Rises, Australian Conservatives Are Taking Aim
Visibility was on high last weekend as a lengthy procession of transgender and gender diverse people, along with their allies, streamed down the centre of Newtown’s King Street to mark the day set aside for trans people to be seen....
Medicinal Cannabis Is Effective in Relieving Pain, According to Patients
Since the Turnbull government legalised the cultivation, production and distribution of medicinal cannabis effective October 2016, the estimated 100,000 Australians who’d already been using the medicine have had a rough time in accessing legal and affordable product. The medicinal cannabis...
Australia Suffering Biggest Impacts: An Interview With Climate Scientist Dr Andrew King
As the last blazes of the 2019-20 bushfire season were still ravaging the south east of this country, a group of over 200 Australian scientists presented an open letter to the federal government calling for urgent action on climate. While...
“We Need the People Behind Us”: Elizabeth Jarrett on the Sydney Black Custody Deaths Rally
Tens of thousands of people got out on the Sydney streets last June calling for an end to First Nations deaths in custody. At the time, there had been 433 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custody deaths since 1991. Today,...
Protesters Demand an End to the Narrabri Gas Project
A group of Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists dropped out of the sky and blocked the major Sydney CBD intersection where Bathurst crosses George Street right on 8 am Monday morning, causing 47 minutes’ worth of traffic disruption during peak hour....
Federal Government Flouts the Rule of Law When It Comes to Refugees
The principle of non-refoulement prohibits nation-states from removing refugees from their jurisdiction or effective control to send them to the country from which they fled, when it entails returning them to a genuine risk of irreparable harm. Non-refoulement underpins the...
Calls for Justice as the System Fails Mhelody Bruno: An Interview With Artist Bhenji Ra
The 20th November is Trans Remembrance Day. And on this date last year, it was announced that 350 trans and gender diverse people had been killed globally over the course of the 12 months prior. Not only are transgender people...
Morrison’s Retraction Doesn’t Ring True After Years of Thuggish Politicking
Scott Morrison appeared before the press on Tuesday to admit that his government had taken the wrong approach in relation to a number of sexual assault and harassment allegations that have been levelled against Liberal Party politicians and staff members....
