Where Will the Global Rise of the Far-Right Take Us?
A surge in hate crimes has followed the surprise election win of US president-elect Donald Trump. The Southern Poverty Law Centre has reported over 300 cases since election day, with Muslims, Latinos, African Americans and transgender people all being targeted....
Untold Current Atrocities: Myanmar’s Persecution of the Rohingya
As Myanmar’s security forces begin arming Rakhine Buddhist civilians in the northern state of Rakhine, local Rohingya Muslims are set to face new waves of persecution. Last week, Rakhine police chief Colonel Sein Lwin said his force was recruiting a...
Helping Trans Youth: An Interview with Inner City Legal Centre’s Hilary Kincaid
Sammi is an 18-year-old transgender woman who lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She’s a keen photographer and a filmmaker. “Like approximately 4 in 2,000 kids I was born into the wrong body,” Sammi explains. “With a birth certificate telling me...
Family Law System Grants Access to Child Sex Offenders
Abbey Hamersley was only 17 years old when her mother found her dead in her room, after having taken her own life. The young woman had been suffering depression and anorexia, before she lost her will to live in November...
Three LGBTI People Assaulted, But Couldn’t Report it as a Hate Crime
Another violent assault was perpetrated upon three members of Melbourne’s LGBTI community in the suburb of Footscray last Friday night. Transgender activist Starlady (pictured) and two of her friends were subjected to the attack that police officers allegedly said couldn’t be...
The Rights of Prisoners: An Interview with Brett Collins, Coordinator of Justice Action
The rights of prisoners is a contentious issue. There are many in the community who believe that once a person has committed a crime, they should lose all of their rights. Some go as far as to say that inmates...
Aussie Child Sex Offender Gets 12 Years in Prison
Melbourne rugby player Michael Quinn (pictured) was recently sentenced in a Los Angeles court to twelve years imprisonment on child sex charges. The 33-year-old IVF geneticist was arrested in a hotel room in LA in May this year, as he...
One Nation Senator Referred to High Court
Australian attorney-general George Brandis announced on Wednesday that the Coalition plans to refer One Nation senator Rod Culleton to a High Court probe on Monday. The investigation will consider whether the Western Australian senator was eligible to be elected to...
Prison is the Punishment. Not a Place for Further Punishment
Last week, we reported on the case of Bassam Hamzy, founder of Brothers 4 Life and convicted murderer, who is currently incarcerated at Goulburn’s “Supermax” prison. Hamzy is prohibited from speaking Arabic in gaol. Muslim inmates are also barred from...
Should it be legal to insult and offend people due to their race?
Date originally publish 3 November 2016 Many hailed Malcolm Turnbull as progressive when he took over as Liberal party leader in September last year. But over recent days, the Australian Prime Minister has shown that his views aren’t that different...
