Dutton Confirms Spying on Citizens, as Morrison Expands Police Cyber Powers
Home affairs minister Peter Dutton has yet again appeared before the media to discuss some of his favourite obsessions: paedophiles, terrorists, drug traffickers, and, of course, his deep-seated desire to spy on the Australian public. “If you’re a paedophile, you...
Promises Made, Unkept: Lanz Priestley on Martin Place Tent City Three Years On
Three years ago, Tuesday, the organisers of the Martin Place Tent City dismantled the setup, which had provided rough sleepers, and those in need in Sydney’s CBD, with free meals and a safe space to sleep between mid-December 2016 until...
Berejikilian’s Bogus Eviction Ban Has Left Clusters of Indebted Renters Unidentified
There were 26,500 vacant rental properties in NSW last month, according to SQM Research figures released on Tuesday. This translates to 3.6 percent of state rental properties, which is only a 0.1 percent rise on July last year. This would...
“The New Paternalism”: Professor Chelsea Bond on the Reworked Closing the Gap
The Morrison government released the reworked Closing the Gap on 30 July. Rebranded The National Agreement, the strategy has been broadened to encompass sixteen targets - rather the previous seven - and it also includes four new priority reform areas....
Exposing the Cost of NSW Police Misconduct: An Interview With David Shoebridge
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge moved a motion in state parliament on 5 August, calling on the Department of Communities and Justice to release the figures relating to civil actions brought against the NSW Police Force over incidents of misconduct....
COVID-19: The Inadvertent Champion of the Police State
The first wave of COVID-19 brought enhanced powers for the NSW Police Force. And with the provisions of the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) that came into play, along with their accompanying public health orders, officers responsible for keeping people...
Dutton Vows to Punish Asylum Seekers, By Reopening Christmas Island
Dutton is yet again gunning to punish. And as the international borders are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the home affairs minister hasn’t been able to wield his fist in the air of late, as he orders the deportation...
The State Government’s ‘Future Crime’ Regimes Significantly Increase Police Powers
March through to May 2016 was a bumper time for the NSW Police Force, as the Baird government gifted it with four new criminal law regimes that enhanced its powers to pre-emptively deal with any perceived future social order threats....
The Rise of Mick Fuller and the Threat to Civil Liberties
The public persona of current NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller has risen in prominence of late, to the point where he’s become a household name, in a way that previous public servants that have held that position haven’t been. Recent...
Forging Justice for David Dungay: An Interview With Dunghutti Activist Paul Silva
The Justice for David Dungay Junior campaign held a press conference last Friday in the Domain-Djarrbarrgalli to announce that criminal barrister Phillip Boulten SC has issued a detailed advice outlining that there’s potential for charges to be laid in regard...
