“Until We Win”: Assange’s Father John Shipton on the Home Run Tour for Julian
For the past fortnight the Home Run for Julian tour has been weaving its way through regional and suburban Victoria and NSW, towards the nation’s capital. And along its route, it’s met with supporters to spread the word that Australians...
The Home Run for Julian Tour Hits Sydney With Calls for Freedom
Australian journalist Julian Assange continues to be detained within London’s COVID-infested Belmarsh prison in conditions that amount to prolonged solitary confinement under the agreement of the Biden administration and the Johnson government, with the complicity of PM Scott Morrison. The...
Dungay’s Nephew Paul Silva Continues Fight as Custody Death Toll Rises
Despite the pandemic, tens of thousands of people hit the streets across this continent last year, calling out the systemic racism that leads to the ever-increasing number of First Nations deaths in custody, and demanded substantial reform to the prejudicial...
Morrison Continues to Detain Two Australian-Born Infants on Xmas Island
On 16 February 2021, the Federal Court upheld a previous ruling - contested by Immigration - that found 3-year-old Tamil girl Tharnicaa Murugappan had been denied procedural fairness in regard to her application for a protection visa in the country...
Lawyers Call For Drug Law Reform: An Interview With ALA’s Greg Barns
“The war on drugs has failed” is a common catchphrase these days. Ever-increasing numbers within the community are coming to realise that the great edifice of heavily enforced drug prohibition is more destructive on a societal and individual level than...
The Myth of the Far-Right Lone Actor: An Interview With Researcher Dr Kaz Ross
Monday, 15 March 2021 marks the second anniversary of the Christchurch massacre: a terrorist attack that involved an Anglo Australian man entering two mosques in the largest city on NZ’s South Island and gunning down multiple victims, 51 of whom...
Empowering Disadvantaged Youth: An Interview With YSMP’s Uncle Dave Bell
For the past twenty years, the Young Spirit Mentoring Program (YSMP) has been empowering disadvantaged youth from Liverpool, Campbelltown and surrounding areas. Indeed, around 10,000 local kids have benefited from the program. Run by respected community leader Uncle Dave Bell,...
Defiant Mardi Gras Street Protest Stoplights Ongoing Police Injustice
The late in the day attempt by NSW police to shut down an alternate Mardi Gras march, protesting in support of a broad social justice agenda, sent a clear message as to why such a demonstration was needed 43 years...
Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Alleged Sexual Misconduct of Nation’s Chief Lawyer
“My guess is that if I were to resign and that set a new standard, there wouldn’t be much need for an attorney general anyway, because there would be no rule of law left to protect in this country,” said...
Sexual Assault Is Rife Within Aged Care Facilities
The aged care sector is one of the largest service industries in the nation. And with Australia’s aging population, its significance is set to increase. However, in its current state, incidents of sexual abuse and assault are rife, and not...
