The Rising Christian Right: “Dual Citizens of Australia and the Kingdom of God”
“Author Roy Williams has written that, as a Christian, he is sick of the Christian influence in Australia being referred to as either minimal or malign,” says podcaster Karl Faase in a clip spruiking the Church and State Summit 2021,...
Albanese Finds Wings, as Porter Moves to Sue and Morrison Continues to Fumble
As an estimated 110,000 women and allies were set to mobilise nationwide on Monday to call for an end to gendered violence and the silence surrounding it, attorney general Christian Porter pulled a strategic move in filing to sue the...
Streamlining Is Penalising Victim-Survivors: An Interview With DVNSW’s Renata Field
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research released a report on Wednesday, revealing that over the three decades from 1990, the rates of most major property and violent crime categories have dropped or remained stable, except a marked rise...
Sydney Mobilises En Masse for the Women’s Justice March
An estimated 10,000 protesters covered the Sydney Town Hall forecourt and surrounding areas at 12 pm on Monday afternoon to say “enough is enough”, in terms of sexual assault and gendered violence, and the dismissive attitude towards its occurrence that...
“My Heart Lies in Seeking Justice”: An Interview With Wiradjuri Lawyer Taylah Gray
Taylah Gray made a splash across headlines last year when she fronted up to the NSW Supreme Court to represent a Newcastle Black Lives Matter protest, as the NSW Police Force attempted to silence the 5 July First Nations rights...
“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...
