Doctor Reports Being Assaulted by Police While Trying to Help Injured Man
It seems that nearly every day across Australia, we hear reports of police officers engaging in acts of brutality against members of the public. And while reports are rife of heavy-handed tactics against vulnerable people such as the poor, homeless...
Prison for Police Officer who Groomed Vulnerable Teen
A Victorian Police officer who groomed a vulnerable teenager for sexual relations has spent his first night in prison, after a Victorian Judge sentenced him to 10 months behind bars. Officer Vikram Gopinath met the teen when she was just...
Youths Demand Pill Testing to Stop Deaths: An Interview With SSDP’s Sofia Devetak
Decades ago, the Just Say No campaign was launched by Nancy Reagan, wife of then US president Ronald Reagan. Comprised of the simple idea that telling children to say no to illicit substances would somehow stop drug use, the campaign...
Peter Dutton Tops Hard-Right Hitlist
The fact that home affairs minister Peter Dutton was voted number one on a list of Coalition MPs the public would like to see ousted in the next federal election would be no surprise to much of the community. But,...
Defence Chief Calls for Greater Government Control of the Internet
Australia’s military chief claims that the prevalence of cyber-espionage and computer hacking justifies moves to give Western governments greater control over cyber-space. Defence Force Chief, General Angus Campbell, says he has observed an “extraordinary uptick” in international espionage and opportunistic...
NSW Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sharing Arrested Woman’s Intimate Images
A former NSW police officer will be sentenced next month after admitting that he illegally shared the intimate images of a woman he arrested. The incident 29-year old Steven Albee was a senior constable with the NSW Police Force stationed...
Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike Over Brutality and Deplorable Conditions
On Wednesday, over 350 detainees at Perth’s Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre entered the tenth day of their hunger strike over conditions at the facility. Key grievances are guard brutality, the arbitrary nature punishment and government powers to detain indefinitely. And as...
Five First Nations Girls Commit Suicide in Just Nine Days
The ongoing and often unreported crisis in First Nations youth suicides has come into stark focus recently, as five girls under the age of 15 took their own lives over the nine day period ending on 11 January. Rochelle Pryor...
Man Pleads Guilty After Posing as Police to Get Maccas Discount
Police officers are notorious for capitalising on freebies, none more infamous than the ‘Maccas discount’ which allows them to purchase tasty burgers, fries and other greasy goodies at rock bottom prices. And it seems the lure of cut-price fast food...
Just Test the Damn Pills: Sydney Rallies in Support of Harm Reduction
On Saturday, hundreds of Sydneysiders took to the streets to rally in support of the roll out of pill testing services at music festivals and beyond. And those gathered made clear that they’re appalled by Gladys Berejiklian’s refusal to see...
