Post-Coup Myanmar Mobilises for Democracy. But There’s no Respite for the Rohingya
In an early morning coup on 1 February, the Myanmar military - the Tatmadaw - reassumed complete control of the nation of Myanmar, after a little over five years since the southeast Asian country held its first democratic election in...
What Would Jesus Have Thought About Morrison Government Policy?
There’s little debate over whether the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth actually existed around the commencement of the Common Era. While most of the details about him come from the four gospels of the Bible, first-century historians Cornelius Tacitus...
Prosecution of Refugee Rally Organiser for Incitement Could a Have Chilling Effect
As Melbourne was in lockdown last April, the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) organised a car cavalcade to demonstrate against the ongoing detention of the Medevac refugees who were being detained inside Preston’s Mantra Hotel. After having been locked up on...
Morrison Drafts Laws to Placate Murdoch, as Google Threatens to Pull the Plug
Since the advent of the internet, data has increasingly risen in worth to the point that these days it’s the most valuable resource on the planet. Over that same time frame, consumers have become increasingly aware that digital platforms are...
Stop Handcuffing Refugees: An Interview With Doctors for Refugees’ Patrick Lukins
On top of all the other brutality successive federal governments have been meting out upon refugees and asylum seekers who arrived in Australian waters by boat, it’s also required that these detainees are handcuffed whilst being transferred from a facility...
Save Our Public Housing: An Interview With Hands Off Glebe’s Emily Bullock
In November 2020, NSW housing minister Melinda Pavey informed residents of the Franklyn Street public housing complex in Glebe and the Explorer Street public housing estate in Eveleigh that their homes are slated for demolition to make way for high-rise...
Berejiklian At It Again. This Time Using Desperately Needed Bushfire Relief Funds
Pork barrelling extraordinaire Gladys Berejikilian has been caught at it again. This time the NSW premier’s government was found to have been distributing bushfire relief funds in a politically advantageous manner in allegiance with big boss the Morrison government. The...
Australians Demand a Real Political Alternative
Preselections for the next federal election are underway. And as the Herald has reported, despite PM Scott Morrison suggesting the nation won’t be voting until 2022, Liberal Party officials have been telling their electorates to get ready for a potential...
COVID-19 and the Global Shift Towards Authoritarian Governance
Despite recurring lockdowns globally, COVID-19 continues to plague the planet. The pandemic toll on 29 January 2021 stands at 101 million cases worldwide, 56 million recoveries, and 2.19 million deaths as a result of the virus. On 31 December 2019,...
Camera Phones Are the “Single Best” Tool for Police Accountability
A few weeks back, the brutality involved in the western Sydney arrest of David Ridgeway on 29 December 2020 was being called out, and questions were raised as to why the Aboriginal man is now being remanded for assaulting police,...
