Uprising in West Papua: An Interview With Journalist John Martinkus
The construction of the Trans-Papuan Highway is a mammoth project the Indonesian government has had underway since 2013. The 4,325 kilometre road cuts its way through the mountains of occupied West Papua to join the coastal cities of Sorong and...
Public Health Orders in New South Wales
Just when you thought COVID-19 restrictions were easing and you could go and have some fun socialising with your mates, Police in New South Wales have announced they’ll be out in force at pubs and clubs across the state to...
Expert Family Court Witness Guilty of Child Sexual Assault
Bob Montgomery, a psychologist who spent time working as an expert witness for the family court, and was also the psychologist for the TV reality show Big Brother, has pleaded guilty to historical child sexual abuse. He faces up to...
Stop Black Deaths in Custody: An Interview With Gomeroi Activist Gwenda Stanley
Black Lives Matter protests have erupted across the United States in more than 350 cities. Those mobilising are demonstrating against a racially prejudiced system that leads to the loss of so many African American lives at the hands of law...
Stop Police Brutality: NSW Police Officer Assaults Indigenous Teen
As groups of police officers in the United States put down their weapons and stood alongside protesters railing against the death of black men in custody, video footage emerged of an Indigenous teenager being thrown to the ground by a...
“I Can’t Breathe”: ISJA’s Raul Bassi on the George Floyd-David Dungay Rally
The protests over the police killing of an African American man on the side of the road in the US state of Minneapolis continue on a week after the incident, and they’re only growing. What began as local demonstrations in...
End Immigration Detention: Car Convoy Protest Descends on Villawood
Looking back from the vehicle having just turned left at a set of traffic lights in Villawood last Saturday afternoon, the convoy of cars calling for an end to refugee detention, stretched back down Christina Road as far as the...
Government to Refund $720 Million Extorted Through Robodebt
The Federal Government has announced it will refund more than $720 million dollars to people who were unlawfully issued with debt notices under Robodebt, which many have labelled an extortion scheme targeting those without means to challenge it. And although...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 May 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government Forces Messaging Platforms to Surrender Information Recent laws enable Australian law enforcement agencies to access information shared on platforms such as Facebook Messenger. Click...
Dutton Continues to Build the Surveillance State
Right before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the nation into lockdown, home affairs minister Peter Dutton introduced a new piece of legislation into parliament that would allow foreign security agencies to access the private data of Australian citizens. Currently under review,...
