Pokies Control Pollies
New South Wales is second only to Nevada in the USA as the state with the most poker machines in the world. Our state has over 95,000 poker machines, generating hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the state...
New Protections for Company Whistleblowers
The Turnbull government has introduced a bill designed to protect whistleblowers within the private sector, but those who expose crime and corruption within government will continue to face criminal prosecution. Those in favour of broad whistleblower protections have called the...
Decline in Strikes Contributes to Wage Stagnation
As the Fair Work Commission ordered NSW rail workers on January 25 to abandon their planned work stoppage, union representatives warned that the ability to strike in this country is “very nearly dead.” Fair Work Commission senior deputy president Jonathan Hamberger ruled...
Government to Introduce Tougher Road Rules
The New South Wales Government is setting harsher penalties for drink and drug affected drivers. Twenty-eight people died on NSW roads during the 2017-2018 summer holiday period - more than double the previous year. And 2017 was the third year...
Police Viciously Assault Naked Boy in Byron Bay
Four NSW police offers are facing a police investigation after dramatic video footage has emerged of them beating a naked 16-year old boy in the world-renowned holiday town of Byron Bay. The video shows the boy crying out for help...
Police Officer’s Gut Instinct Solves Murder Mystery
For the past eight years, Sergeant Gerry Thornton has never swayed from his view that “nothing seemed right” about the 2009 death of Lainie Coldwell in Charleville, south-eastern Queensland. Now, almost a decade after her death, the officer has finally...
Wealth Inequality and the Calls for a Universal Basic Income
The world’s eight richest people have accumulated more wealth than the poorest four billion, an Oxfam report released 12 months ago revealed. And since 2015, the richest 1 percent has owned more than the rest of the globe’s 99 percent. This...
Victoria Bans Pet Shops from Selling Puppies
In what many are calling a bold and compassionate move, the Victorian government has passed legislation to ban puppy farming in the state. Animal welfare groups see the new legislation as a significant step forward, one which seeks to prevent...
Should Magistrates and Judges Be Required to Obtain an Extra Qualification?
NT attorney general Natasha Fyles spoke out about controversial Central Australian Judge Greg Borchers on Thursday, stating she was “most concerned” about his conduct, and that she’d accepted the advice of bureaucrats when deciding not to hold an inquiry into his...
Corruption and Misconduct Still Pervade the NSW Police Force
Former NSW police sergeant Nigel Alfred Davey was found guilty of common assault and perjury in Queanbeyan Local Court on December 12. Magistrate Michael Antrum ruled that Davey lied in court in October 2014, when he said a Nowra man was...
