“Disgraceful” Police Officer is Allegedly at It Again
A Victorian police officer who was allowed to remain on the force after publishing private images of, and making highly offensive remarks about, former AFL coach Dani Laidley is facing yet another disciplinary hearing, this time over allegations he possessed...
In Our Blood: Sex Worker Rights Advocate Julie Bates Reflects on the ABC Miniseries
This Sunday night sees the ABC screening the first episode of the four part miniseries In Our Blood, which is a depiction of how the Australian government handled the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, with the government approach taken having been...
Should Football Players Get Compensation for Their Injuries?
More than 60 AFL players who suffered concussion-related injuries while training or playing with the league between 1985 and 14 March, 2023 have lodged a class action against the organisation in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The players are seeking compensation...
Violet Coco Wins District Court Appeal, But NSW Police Continue to Target Climate Protesters
Violet Coco has had her 15 month prison sentence as well as her criminal conviction quashed by NSW District Court Judge Mark Williams, who yesterday allowed the climate defender’s appeal against severity and resentenced her to a 12 month conditional...
Seen to Be Taking Action: Sydney Climate Coalition’s James Supple on the Safeguard Mechanism
As soon as the Albanese government took over in May 2022, international media commentators began referring to the new administration as forward-thinking on the issue of climate, in stark contrast to those who’d been voted out. Indeed, under then prime...
Bizarre Australian Criminal Cases: The Simpsons Porn Case
There are many bizarre cases that form part of Australian legal history, but perhaps none more vexing when it comes to balancing the often competing considerations of free speech on the one hand, and protecting the innocent on the other,...
Arson: A Weapon of Damage, Destruction and Death Throughout the Ages
The power and influence of fire cannot be overstated. From the time it was first generated by lightning impacts to the planet earth, to humans generating and using it to warm bodies and cook food, to its nefarious uses in...
What Happened to the ICAC’s Corruption Investigation of Gladys?
The New South Wales watchdog against corruption in government agencies has come under fire over its ‘endless delays’ in completing the investigation into alleged corrupt conduct by former Premier Gladys Berejiklian. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has released a...
“If Not Us, Then Who?”: An Interview With Animal Justice Party Candidate Alison Waters
As Australian animal rights pioneer Linda Stoner remarked at a recent rally in Sydney, back in the 1970s, when she first became a vegetarian after reading academic Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation, trying to find a restaurant that could facilitate her...
Australian Prison Life: Part 1, What’s Life Really Like Inside Prison?
This is the first of a three-part series about what happens inside Australian prisons. Each episode will also include a story of a particular inmate who makes life bearable for others. There was an American television show about policing which...
