The National Native Title Tribunal Has Greenlighted the Narrabri Gas Project
The National Native Title Tribunal last Monday gave the greenlight to Australian fossil fuel company Santos to move forward with its Narrabri gas project in north western NSW, removing one of the final barriers to commencing the $3.5 billion enterprise that’s...
We’re Going to Swing Between Increasingly Deadly Mass Fires and Floods, Warns Violet Coco
When Violet Coco returned to the Downing Centre Court on 13 December 2022 for a further bail application after initially having her bail refused, a huge crowd of representatives from various civil society groups galvanised into one movement, spurred on...
Calls for an Australian Criminal Cases Review Commission: An Interview With Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby
From Februrary 2022: Michael Kirby has recently completed a chapter for a Canadian legal publication, in which the esteemed former High Court Justice outlines the need for more thorough safeguards against unjust convictions in this country. Within the chapter Miscarriages...
Decriminalising Drugs Would Enable Police to Focus on Serious Crime
As anti-drug dog campaign Sniff Off posted an image of NSW police at Central Station in March 2019, it was clear that law enforcement were taking matters to an extreme, as not only were officers accompanied by dogs, but they were further...
Have a Very Perrottet Christmas, Let’s Make Sure It’s Our Last
As a Christian fundamentalist and ultraconservative neocon, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has done a fine job of maintaining an outward appearance in the public sphere that conveys a regular Aussie guy, whilst he holds viewpoints and social values that border on...
“I Am Proud of the Position I Have Taken”: ADF Whistleblower David McBride on Standing Up for Truth
The 17th recommendation made in the May 2021 report of the Senate inquiry into press freedom was that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions reconsider continuing the case against ADF whistleblower David McBride “on strong public interest grounds”. The inquiry was...
“The Weakest Proposal for the Advancement of Aboriginal People”: Michael Mansell on the Voice
According to the PM, the Voice to Parliament referendum is set to be put to the Australian constituency in the second half of next year. And the results of a poll released this week, show that 50 percent of the population...
What are the Penalties for Drink Driving in New South Wales?
The testing of a driver’s breath for alcohol began in New South Wales on 16 December 1968. However, a driver could only be tested after a traffic accident or an alleged detection of a traffic offence. The prescribed blood alcohol...
Sydney Demands the Criminal Charges Against Climate Defenders Be Dropped
Recent weeks have shone a light on the outcomes of the NSW Liberal National government’s crackdown on climate defenders, which commenced with the establishment of NSW Police Strike Force Guard in March and further saw the enactment of a new...
Climate Defender Emma Dorge Will Be Sentenced Tomorrow Over Port Botany Action
Climate defender Emma Dorge is to return to the Downing Centre Local Court tomorrow, after having secured a plea deal on 14 December, which involved her two most serious charges being dropped, whilst she pleaded guilty to four lesser charges. ...
