US Backs Ousting of Democratically-Elected Bolivian President
Until recently, Evo Morales was the president of the Indigenous majority country Bolivia. The Aymara man and former coca farmer was renowned for having redistributed the wealth of his nation to poorer sectors of society, as well as removing dependence...
Transphobic Barriers to DV Help: An Interview With LGBTIQ Voices for Change’s Jayke Burgess
Over recent years, the door is finally being pried open on the epidemic of domestic and family violence in Australian suburban homes. But, when it comes to this sort of violence within LGBTIQ communities, for the most part, this harm...
Mob-Led Criminal Justice Diversion: An Interview With Deadly Connection’s Keenan Mundine
Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services is a Sydney-based Aboriginal-led organisation, which aims to break the cycle of disadvantage and involvement with the criminal justice system that many First Nations peoples find themselves trapped within. The organisation asserts that it’s...
Suspicious Circumstances: Mark Mason Was Outnumbered When Fatally Shot
Gomeroi man Mark Mason was shot twice by a police officer, who was one of five surrounding and attempting to arrest him in a bedroom of a house located in the small north western NSW town of Collarenebri on 11...
Dance in Defiance: An Interview With Keep Sydney Open’s Tyson Koh
Music festivals are supposed to be a time of celebration, where young and old can attend and forget about their everyday lives for a while. There’s music, dance and a general coming together and feeling good about being alive. But,...
Dumping and Punching: NSW Police Watchdog Investigates Brutality and Misconduct
In its Annual Report 2018-19, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) notes that over the last year it assessed 2,547 complaints about the NSW Police Force (NSWPF). However, due to a “challenging” budget, the oversight body was only able to...
The Great Dividing Range Between Morrison and the People
For the second week running, eastern Australia is burning. It isn’t even summer yet, but unprecedented fires are sweeping through NSW and Queensland. And these blazes have hit our state at a time of unparalleled drought and human caused water...
Police Allegedly Shot Dead an Unarmed Teen
At around 7.15 pm on Saturday 9 November 2019, a Northern Territory constable allegedly gunned down an unarmed Warlpiri teenager. The incident occurred as two police officers entered the home of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in relation to claims he’d breached...
Military Whistleblower Not Allowed to Choose His Own Lawyer: An Interview With David McBride
Former Australian Defence Force lawyer turned whistleblower David McBride told reporters last week that he’ll be representing himself in court. A reason for this decision is that the government requires any lawyer who represents him to have top secret security...
Bringing Back Mardi Gras’ Radical Roots: An Interview With Pride in Protest’s Charlie Murphy
Pride in Protest wants to bring back the radical roots of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The group posits that while the four decades old LGBTIQ festival is now an internationally lauded event, it could be using its...
