What is the Drug Court Program in New South Wales?
Deputy Chief Magistrate Jane Mottley AM will be made a permanent judge of the District Court and will be sworn in as the Senior Judge of the New South Wales Drug Court in the coming weeks. Deputy Chief Magistrate Mottley...
Federal Freedom of Information Laws Enhance Government Secrecy
The federal freedom of information (FOI) regime is ostensibly about providing Australian citizens with an avenue to obtain information in the possession of government, with the recognition that the public has a right to access such information. The Freedom of...
Australia Has Been Degrading and Torturing Innocent Refugees Offshore for Eight Years
Last Monday marked the eight year anniversary of the implementation of Australia’s mandatory offshore detention regime. On 19 July 2013, then PM Kevin Rudd announced all asylum seekers arriving by boat would be sent to Manus Island, with this policy...
“A War for Money”: Peace Activist Greg Rolles on the Australian Abandonment of Afghanistan
Right now, the US is fixing to pull all of its troops out of Afghanistan by 11 September. Whilst Australia withdrew its remaining troops by 18 June. And as the invasion commenced in October 2001, this conflict marks our nation’s...
The Criminalisation of Whistleblowers: An Interview With Professor A J Brown
Under the Morrison government, whistleblower prosecutions are all the rage. Witness K was recently given a three month suspended sentence for his part in revealing the 2004 ASIS bugging of the Timor-Leste cabinet office, while Bernard Collaery is continuing to...
Fairfield: A Diverse Southwest Sydney Community Under Siege
Over the past three weeks of lockdown, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s 11 am COVID press conference has become an everyday part of life for Sydneysiders. Although, the tone has grown graver as the “out in the community” case numbers continue...
Carry a Mask and ID, or Face Court or a Hefty Fine
It seems that hardly a week goes without the New South Wales government issuing a new public health order, or amending or adding to existing orders. As a consequence, it can be difficult to keep up with and digest the...
In a Time of Mounting Crises, Billionaires Are Holding a Tourism Space Race
The globe is currently facing multiple crises. Not only is the COVID pandemic entering its third delta-driven wave, but the planet is in the midst of a climate emergency, with leading scientists now stating that the Paris Agreement target of...
The Offence of Misconduct in Public Office in New South Wales
A New South Wales Supreme Court Justice has found former Labor Ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald, along with Mr Obeid’s son Moses, guilty over a corrupt tender scheme which netted them a windfall in the order of $30 million....
Pub Offers Free Pints to the Vaccinated
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has congratulated a Melbourne Pub for ‘getting behind’ Australia’s vaccination drive by offering a free beer to patrons who have been vaccinated. What’s more, the PM is so supportive of the campaign that he’s told the...
