‘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...
Billionaires Clean Up Under COVID-19, As the Rest of the Planet Suffers
Institute for Policy Studies research released last week outlines that despite an initial downturn in wealth during the early stage of COVID-19, the twelve richest US billionaires have been building up their wealth during the pandemic, whilst much of their...
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,...
Berejiklian Considers Uranium Extraction, as Any Dirty Power Will Do
The Berejiklian government has indicated that there’s no limit to how low it will stoop in order to keep the Coalition’s agenda of profiteering from harmful energy sources: whether that be its usual capitalising on fossil fuels, or, as of...
Asylum Seeker: An Interview With the King of South Sudanese Music Gordon Koang
“My dear asylum seeker,” sings South Sudanese musician Gordon Koang on his 2019 single Asylum Seeker, “We know you’re waiting for your permanent protection visa. We know you’ve been waiting for a long time.” He then goes on to advise...
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...
“Protecting the Political Space”: An Interview With MALS Melbourne Activist Legal Support
The enhancement of law enforcement powers over the COVID-19 pandemic period has dramatically changed the social landscape to the point where police officers have been empowered to maintain that the majority of the civilian population remain indoors for lengthy periods...
