Biosecurity Policing: The Securitisation of Public Health in the Pandemic Era
One of the most prominent aspects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in this country has been an increased police presence on the streets, with officers enforcing an array of new biosecurity powers with gusto. In the pandemic era, Australian police...
In a Time of Mounting Crises, Morrison’s Political Cunning Does Not the Leader Make
The understanding that prime minister Scott Morrison is a cunning political player yet lacks the leadership skills that are needed to run a nation is becoming a common sentiment around the country these days. Labor MP Julian Hill helped popularise...
Sky News Ban: Google Cracks Down on Murdoch Spreading COVID Misinformation
Yesterday saw the week-long ban on Sky News Australia from posting new content on YouTube come to an end. This barring was significant for the right-wing broadcaster as, while its television audience is relatively small, its YouTube presence outstrips other...
Man Has Seizure After Being Arrested for Not Wearing a Mask
Queensland Police have come under fire for their treatment of a man who had a medical episode while in handcuffs. Police officers arrested the man in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens for not wearing a mask. Video footage taken by a...
Indefinite Detention Without Trial, That Is Australia, Says SA Barrister Claire O’Connor SC
The majority of the High Court ruled on 23 June that Australian law provides for the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless people in immigration detention under the authority of the executive branch of government. The finding came...
COVID Passports On The Way for Australia
The Federal Cabinet has backed a proposal for vaccination certificates – or ‘vaccination passports’ - for all international travel. The ‘vaccine passport’ proposal was mooted for some time, but has been presented once again this week. The Federal Government says...
PM Facilitates Green Energy for Singapore and Gas for Australia: An Interview with 350’s Lucy Manne
The sequence of events is well known. Over the summer of 2019-20, Australia suffered its worst bushfire season ever. This occurred at the same time as extreme climate-driven weather events were steadily increasing around the planet. In February last year,...
Unclear and Inconsistent COVID Advice Leads to Unfair Penalties
There are calls for an urgent review into COVID policies and quarantine policing after a Victorian couple in the middle of moving to Queensland were given conflicting advice, then penalised for doing what they genuinely thought was the right thing....
NSW Police Force Ensures There Will Be No Protests During Lockdown
In response to the massive anti-lockdown protest that shook the Sydney CBD on 24 February, the NSW Police Force turned the Sydney’s central business district and sizable areas around it into a no-go zone over the last weekend. On the Saturday...
The Laws Governing the Military’s Deployment on the Australian Public
As of this morning, three hundred Australian Defence Force troops have been deployed primarily to southwest and western Sydney to help state law enforcement police ensure the diverse communities of lower socioeconomic standing comply with COVID stay-at-home orders. NSW police...
