US Further Heightens Military Presence, With Plans to Station Land Forces in Australia
One might have expected that this year’s ongoing revelations relating to the United States’ militarisation of this continent might have started to slow down. This is especially as the onslaught began on 14 March with PM Anthony Albanese telling the nation that...
If Not Then, Now: First Nations Justice Must Be Wrought via Treaties Based on Truth
Racism is a foundational pillar of so-called Australia. Following its commencement in 1901, the first act of Australian parliament was to pass a series of white supremacist laws that together became known as the White Australia Policy. The “fair go” notion...
Minns Continues to Follow Coalition Playbook on Drug Law Reform: This Time Positively
The last few weeks had seen newly-minted NSW premier Chris Minns reverting back to the 2018-19 Liberal Nationals rhetoric on drug reform, which was the summer that saw five people die in drug-related circumstances at festivals, and spurred an inquiry into...
Gaza: International Rules-Based Order Backs Apartheid Israel Perpetrated Genocide
Hamas, the government in Palestine’s Gaza Strip, launched unprecedented surprise attacks on southern Israel on 8 October this year. Its troops crashed through the dividing barrier between the regions and went on to kill 1,300-odd Israelis, which included civilians. The...
Silencing Media Climate Coverage: DBH’s Jesse Noakes on the WA Police Grab for ABC Footage
Disrupt Burrup Hub is a climate defence group that’s been campaigning in Western Australia over the last year, against the largest fossil fuel project on this continent, Woodside’s Burrup Hub, which, if it were a country, would be the seventh largest...
Duggan Requests Postponement of Extradition Due to Prosecution’s Failure to Serve Evidence
Australian citizen Daniel Duggan was arrested in his hometown of Orange in rural NSW on 21 October 2022, on behalf of Washington, which is seeking to extradite the former US marine over his having taught foreigners, including Chinese nationals, to fly...
The ACT to Strengthen Individuals’ Rights, as Labor, Yet Again, Ponders Federal Protections
Australia is notorious for being the only democratic nation globally that’s failed to enshrine citizens’ basic rights in national law. And federal Labor is, yet again, holding an inquiry that could resolve this glaring anomaly - that’s unless PM Anthony Albanese...
Blak Greens Advise Opposing, as Truth and Treaty Must Come Before Voice
The Australian Greens First Nations Network (AG-FNN) has publicly released its official position on the Voice referendum. And the statement maintains the network’s long-held stance on the advisory body, which leads it to encourage members to vote no in the...
NSW Police Watchdog Recommends Assault Charges for Brutality Against Teen
Hospital staff witnessed a 17-year-old First Nations boy waiting for treatment, whilst in the custody of two NSW police officers in late 2020, make a run for it, and the aggressive response of one officer so disgusted them that they...
Predicted Drug Deaths Begin, as Minns Continues Coalition’s Harm Maximisation Policy
Last Friday, something ominous was in the air in NSW. The October long weekend was kicking in, at the beginning of a predicted long, hot climate-driven summer, and with pandemic restrictions far in the past, it was looking likely the...
