“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....
The Swan River Custody Deaths and the Fear of Police
The inquest into the custodial deaths of two First Nations teenagers who drowned in Perth’s Swan River, as they were being pursued by two WA police officers, on 10 September 2018 came to a close last Friday. The two officers...
Concerns Over Rising Hindu Extremism: An Interview With Humanism Project’s Haroon Kasim
A car carrying four Sikh men was attacked by a group of unidentified men with bats in Sydney’s Harris Park at around 10 pm on 28 February. The perpetrators are suspected to be supporters of India’s ruling party: the Hindu...
State-Sanctioned Violence Against First Nations Women: An Interview with Professors Carlson and McGlade
Whether you take prime minister Scott Morrison’s change-of-heart sentiment in relation to his government’s approach to gendered violence as genuine or not, one thing is certain, the burgeoning March for Justice movement has forced change at the highest level. Yet,...
Coalition Slammed for Deporting Unaccompanied Teenager
Australia’s enhanced character ground deportation scheme hit a new low last week, as amongst a group of New Zealanders deported from our country was an unaccompanied 15-year-old boy, who’d lived here most of his life. Since December 2014, the deportation...
Porter Sets Precedent Which Could Undermine National Redress Scheme
“We are of the view that recent events including the Christian Porter case confirm the legitimacy and appropriateness of the position we have taken regarding not joining the National Redress Scheme,” reads a statement issued by spiritual group Kenja Communications...
