In Defence of the Fifth Estate: Just Who Is Propagating Disinformation?
The term fake news was popularised by now defunct US president Donald Trump in the days after he took office in early 2017. The notorious billionaire used it to describe the way in which the press reported on him, while...
Federal Government and Fair Work Ombudsman Place the Vaccination Burden Onto Business
Thousands of tradies returned to work this week, under new rules that require them to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The reaction to the direction has been mixed, with some seeing it is a sensible move to stop the spread of...
In Response to the IPCC Report, Morrison Damns Us to Climate Hell
Released last Monday, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is the most comprehensive study of its kind, and it’s also the most damning. Gone is the 2015 Paris Agreement target of keeping rising temperatures to below 1.5°C...
Last Chance to Halt Coalition’s Muzzling of Charities and Not-for-Profits
Drafted in February by the executive branch of the government, amendments to the laws governing charities were tabled before by houses of federal parliament on 3 August, and if a disallowance motion doesn’t strike them down, the changes will serve...
COVID-19: NSW Government Further Tightens the Noose
With the Delta variant of Covid-19 continuing its spread across Greater Sydney, the NSW State Government has decided to further tighten restrictions and increase the presence of police and the military on our streets. As if the current lockdown was...
Child Removal Suppression Law Is Unconstitutional, Argues Paul Robert Burton
Section 105 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) (the Child Protection Act) prevents the publication of the name and identifying details of a child or young person, who’s in state care, out-of-home care or...
“Hell on Earth”: Extinction Rebellion’s Violet Coco on the Urgency of Climate Activism
The Federal Court of Australia declared on 8 July that in deciding on whether to approve fossil fuel projects going into the future, the environment minister has to consider a duty of care “to avoid causing personal injury or death”...
Calls for Canberra to Impose Sanctions on Apartheid Israel
The eleven day bombardment of Gaza by the military forces of apartheid Israel came to an end on 21 May this year. The attacks left 248 Palestinian civilians dead – a quarter of them children – while the death toll...
COVID-19 Vaccination: Governments Slowly Tighten the Noose
Construction workers have been added to the NSW Government’s growing list of industry employees being ‘encouraged’ to get vaccinated so they can keep their jobs. As the construction industry prepares to re-open at half previous worksite capacity after weeks of...
The Crime of Concealing a Child Abuse Offence in New South Wales
The leader of the Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, has been charged with concealing a child abuse offence perpetrated by his father, Frank Houston, in the 1970s. Brian Houston is a personal friend of the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who...
