Bogus Books Delivered to Sydney Mosques Defame Uyghur Leader
Two weeks ago, boxes containing hundreds of copies of a book defaming the character of exiled Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer were mysteriously dropped off out the front of several Sydney mosques. The incident seems to be an attempt to discredit...
Drug Consumption Rooms: Minimising Harm to Users and the Community
Over the last decade, patterns of illicit drug use have changed around Australia. In 2001, when the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) was established in Kings Cross, there was an epidemic of heroin overdoses in the local area. But...
Jury Deliberation Are Not Always Secret, says High Court
The cloak of secrecy that usually surrounds jury deliberations was recently lifted when the Western Australian Court of Appeal investigated the implications of a “mysterious note” written by a juror. The note, addressed to the District Court judge, had been...
Police Breach Legal Protocols in the Lead-up to Indigenous Death in Custody
NSW police detained Rebecca Maher early on the morning of July 19 this year on the side of Wollombi Road in Cessnock. Police say they were responding to reports from passing motorists about her highly intoxicated state. At around 1am,...
Should Injecting Rooms Be Open to Pregnant Women?
NSW Health is currently undertaking a mandatory review of the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Kings Cross. The centre - the only one of its kind in Australia - was established in 2001 in response to an epidemic...
