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...
Suspicious Circumstances: Tane Chatfield’s Alleged Suicide Doesn’t Add Up
As Colin Chatfield puts it, his son was about to be released from prison in relation to charges he’d been remanded over for two years, as eight witnesses couldn’t identify him during his trial as being involved in the armed...
“No Longer a Victim, But a Survivor”: An Interview With Voices for Change’s Catalina Valencia
Catalina Valencia was a strong, independent mother, who worked in various roles helping others in the community. She was a case manager assisting women impacted by homelessness, as well as an interpreter for people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Although, that...
“Strip Searches Are Effectively a Form of State-Sanctioned Sexual Assault”.
Deputy state coroner Harriet Grahame released her report on the inquest into the deaths of six patrons at NSW music festivals last Friday. And it contains a recommendation that the NSW Police Force scale back its use of strip searches...
