Harsh COVID Rules Frustrate Victorian Residents and Businesses
It’s no wonder Victorians residents are getting twitchy. A woman has been fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions by travelling more than 5 kilometres from her home to get coffee. Under severe stage four restrictions, Victorians in metropolitan areas are not...
Victorian Government Backtracks on ‘Gagging’ Sexual Assault Complainants
Victims’ groups are welcoming a proposal by the Victorian government to repeal laws which currently prevent complainants in sexual assault cases from using their real names when speaking out about their experiences, even after an offender has been convicted. In...
‘Lockdown Fatigue’ Leads to Clashes Between Residents and Police
We’ve been told they are under increasing pressure to enforce stage four lockdown restrictions. But video footage of Victorian police swarming on a group of Dandenong neighbours who walk together at the same time every day looks a lot like...
Aboriginal People Twice As Likely to be Sentenced to Imprisonment, Study Finds
The global Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year, sparked by the death in America of George Floyd, highlighted an uncomfortable truth for many Australians – that our Indigenous people are often treated unfairly by police. In fact, racism in...
Twin Dies After Delay in Border Exemption
There’s a silent war brewing between the residents of Northern New South Wales and the Queensland Government, with confusing Covid-19 border closures that resulted in the death of a twin in need of medical treatment. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr...
Public Service Employee Told to Shut Up or Ship Out
Hands up if over the past several months you wished you’d had the foresight to buy shares in Zoom, or Microsoft? Or Telstra? Or in fact, any of the big tech companies? Because aside from the manufacturers of hand sanitiser,...
Ruby Princess: No Accountability Despite Catastrophic Errors
In early April 2020, as the Covid-19 infection rate and death toll linked to the Ruby Princess kept climbing, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller promised a full criminal investigation into the circumstances that led to the plagued cruise...
Australia’s Move Towards Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Public Health
In times of uncertainty, people place enormous trust in leaders. And right now, many Australians have placed unwavering faith in the state, territory and federal governments to make sensible decisions to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But, such unquestioned trust can...
Dutton is Hell Bent on Punishing and Silencing Detainees
Exactly what goes on behind the walls of detention centres is not common knowledge. In fact, the Federal Government has long sought to keep as many details as possible, secret, out of the public domain, going so far as to...
State of Emergency Powers and COVID-19
Victoria’s ‘State of Emergency’ was due to end on 13 September 2020 but, in recent days, the Premier Daniel Andrews is pushing for the extraordinary powers afforded to the state to remain in place for another 12 months. While most...
