“A Massive Victory”: Democracy Is Essential’s Eleanor Morley on Lifting the Protest Ban
As NSW police officers began picking up Sydney University students non-violently protesting and, at a distance, hurling them onto the footpath, it was quite clear that something had gotten out of hand. And it seems that state authorities finally agreed....
Supporting Refugees Made Destitute by Dutton: An Interview With BMRSG’s Brendan Doyle
It was clear by August this year that the economy was in deep recession due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of unemployed people having risen to over one million since the societywide lockdown....
A Victory for the People: Bolivia Reinstates Indigenous-Based Democracy
The 18th October Bolivian national election was a victory on many levels. The return to power of MAS (Movement Toward Socialism) marked a win for the Indigenous people of Bolivia - the Aymara and Quechua - who make up the...
What are the Powers of Citizens’ Arrest in New South Wales?
The actions of two Perth men, who have been dubbed the ‘Perth Pedo Hunters’, have put a 61-year-old man behind bars, after the men posed as a fictitious 14-year old boy named ‘Jarrod’, engaged in sexualised conversations with the alleged...
NSW Premier’s Office Accused of Corruption
The potentially unlawful shredding of documents relating to $252 million in grants could finally be the nail in the coffin of New South Wales’ Premier Gladys Berejiklian, The story so far A NSW Parliamentary Committee investigating the $252 million Stronger...
“The Government Has Shown No Mercy”: Dane de Leon on a KP120 Refugee Suicide Attempt
Saif Ali Saif has been one of the 120-odd former offshore asylum-seeking detainees, who have been staging a daily afternoon protest on the balcony of Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Central Hotel since April this year. Known as the KP120, the men...
Black Lives Matter Triumphs Over the Attempts to Suppress Dissent
The Stop Black Deaths in Custody - Black Lives Matter rally that took place at Djarrbarrgalli-the Domain on Monday, 26 October 2020 was the first major demonstration to take place in the city of Sydney since the government revoked the...
When Can a Jury Be Discharged in New South Wales?
The trial of a 22 year old Sydney swimming instructor will now be forced to restart, after the jury was discharged by NSW District Court Judge Kara Shead, on the second day of trial. The jury had been assembled this...
Calls to Ban NSW Police From Participating in Mardi Gras
A coalition of LGBTIQ groups, community members and supporters released an open letter on 21 October calling on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to reconsider the participation of NSW police and Corrective Services NSW, as a sign of...
The Offence of Cultivating a Prohibited Plant in New South Wales
NSW Police have seized more than 13,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated $40 million, in what they describe as one of the largest cannabis busts in Australia’s history. Fourteen men have been charged with a range of drug and criminal...
