Wisened Up Quiet Australians Won’t Be Duped by Anti-Democratic Morrison This Time
Nine days before he took out his “miracle” election win in May 2019, Scott Morrison was photographed sitting amongst a group of elderly people at a Port Macquarie forum, as he expressed his views on “quite Australians” and why they...
ATO Lets Down Hardworking Aussies
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that the Australian Taxation Office (AT)) has failed to collect billions in unpaid superannuation at significant cost to workers, while their bosses break the law and big corporates pay little...
Inmates Build Homes for Flood Victims
There’s hope for Northern Rivers flood victims from a perhaps unexpected source - those who are spending time behind bars. Inmates at both Cessnock and Goulburn Correctional Centres have taken it upon themselves to build module design homes for flood...
To “Preserve Peace Is to Prepare for War”, Declares War Minister Peter Dutton
On reading Nineteen Eight-Four as a teenager, defence minister Peter Dutton became inspired by the society George Orwell envisaged for the future. While it was true, by the time he read the book, the actual year had come to pass, young...
SAS Soldier Allegedly Lies to Cover-Up for Ben Roberts-Smith
A former Australian Special Air Service (SAS) soldier who testified for Ben Roberts-Smith during his defamation case has been charged with obstructing, hindering, intimidating or resisting a Commonwealth official, as well as causing harm to a Commonwealth public official. The...
Julian to the Slaughter, as UK Moves Towards US Model of Killing Press Freedoms
The Westminster Magistrates Court approved the extradition of journalist Julian Assange to the US on 20 April. The proceedings were a mere formality, as the High Court had overturned its original decision not to extradite on mental health grounds, while upholding...
WA Poisoned First Nations With Agent Orange: An Interview With Ngikalikarra’s Dr Magali McDuffie
The US military perpetrated Operation Ranch Hand, which involved spraying toxic herbicides over vast tracts of land in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia between 1961 and 1971. This form of chemical warfare not only destroyed forest cover, but it killed numerous...
NSW Police Needs Greater Transparency Around Domestic Violence, Says DVNSW’s Renata Field
Currently, there are at least six senior police officers, who’ve recently been found guilty of serious domestic violence offences, yet they’re continuing to serve on the NSW Police Force. Indeed, over 2018-21, 56 officers were charged with domestic violence offences and...
Dangerous Driver Who Killed Pregnant Woman Wins Appeal
The court heard that Richard Moananu began drinking about 10am on 28 September 2018 before getting behind the wheel of his silver Mazda at around 6.45pm. He collided head on into a car carrying a young man and his pregnant...
The Solomons: Australia Offered Fruit-Picking, While China Offers Economic Stability
During the 2019 Pacific Island Forum, nations raised concerns about Australia’s fossil fuel industry and the climate impact it’s having on their environments. Then deputy PM Michael McCormack, however, said this annoyed him, as these nations would be able to survive...
