Politicians Look Out For Themselves, At The Expense of The People
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced on 23 January that it’s set the Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds to midnight. This means that the clock, which symbolises “the gravest perils facing humankind, is now closer to midnight than at any...
Australia Needs a Bill of Rights, Not Religious ‘Freedom’ to Discriminate
A lot of issues have been pointing to the lack of rights protections in this country. The AFP raids shone a light on press freedoms. The 80-odd federal national security bills passed since 9/11 have been slowly eroding personal freedoms....
It’s Now Legal to Smoke Cannabis in Australia’s Capital: An Interview With HEMP’s Michael Balderstone
As of today, 31 January 2020, it’s legal to smoke a joint in your lounge room in Canberra. Possessing up to 50 grams for personal use is absolutely nothing to worry about. And you can grow up to two plants...
“Exacerbated by Global Heating”: An Interview With NSW Firefighter Jim Casey
The current bushfire crisis has so far destroyed over 10 million hectares. Unprecedented in its scope, it’s also taken the lives of 32 people - including 12 firefighters - while over a billion animals have perished in the flames. And...
The Inhumanity of Australia’s New Offshore Detention Centre
Papua New Guinea authorities arrested 52 offshore detainees previously held on Manus Island in August last year and incarcerated them in the purpose-built Bomana immigration centre. The facility is part of a large prison complex that goes by the same...
“Australia Day No Longer Exists”: An Interview With Gomeroi Activist Gwenda Stanley
The inner west bus ride heading into Sydney’s CBD on 26 January spoke of one thing, First Nations resistance. There were numerous passengers seated inside the vehicle wearing shirts emblazoned with the Aboriginal flag, and this was both Indigenous people...
Recent Events Highlight the Need for a Bill of Rights in Australia
The need for legislation that protects citizens’ basic freedoms at the national level is an ongoing concern for the politically-minded, as at present, Australia is something of an anomaly on the global stage, being the only western democracy without some...
While a Successful Climate Class Action is Unlikely, the Courts Have a Role to Play
Cries of indignation levelled at Scott Morrison grew, as the coal-adoring PM kicked back in Hawaii at the same time the entire eastern seaboard was going up in smoke. And calls for bringing a class action against the federal government...
The Coal Industry Controls the Coalition
As the unprecedented Australian bushfire crisis continues, many Australians are starting to question why, if the government has been made aware of the threat of changing climate, it hasn’t moved to mitigate its escalating effects that droves of scientists assert...
Cannabis Possession Will Soon Be Legal In Canberra: An Interview With Cannabis Club’s Mark Hutchison
Just quietly, from Friday week onwards, if you’re in the ACT and you want to smoke cannabis in the privacy of your own home it will be completely legal. You’ll also be able have up to 50 grams of weed...
