Federal Politicians Under Criminal Investigation Over Dodgy Land Deal
The AFP has launched a criminal investigation into a $32.8 million land deal made by the Federal Government to buy land near the new airport in Western Sydney. The land has been dubbed the ‘Leppington Triangle’ and it is expected...
Calls for Reform Around Police Body-Worn Cameras: An Interview With ALA’s Jeremy King
A recent Victoria County Court decision has renewed calls in that state to have the laws governing body-worn cameras overhauled. Last month, Judge Sandra Davis found there’s nothing in the law that requires footage from such cameras to be produced...
What is ‘Excessive Force’ During an Arrest in NSW?
Many were shocked this week by the footage of Sydney University Law Professor Simon Rice being pushed to the ground whilst observing a student protest. Professor Rice was placed under arrest for violating COVID-19 restrictions, with many questioning both the...
The Budget’s Climate Denial: An Interview With Economics Professor John Quiggin
University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin is an economist, who’s had a focus on the environment that goes back years. A former member of the Climate Change Authority, the academic has written on policy topics that range from changing climate...
Get the Hell Out of Bed With Santos, Gladys, Warns Extinction Rebellion
Traffic on Sydney’s Macquarie Street was brought to a standstill at 4 pm on 14 October, as a bed appeared high on the barricades out the front of state parliament, and upon it was the embodiment of the NSW government...
Sydney University Students Heighten Protest Campaign, As Police Escalate Use of Force
Sydney University continues to be the frontline of the battle for the right to protest, and the clash to push back attacks on higher education and critical thought. Although the excessive policing that’s causing it to be the epicentre, is...
Sexual Assault, Stalking and Suicide: The Dark Side of Tinder
Last year, Victorian man Glen Hartland was sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women and indecently assaulting another. He pleaded guilty to the charges, after using dating app Tinder to lure his victims. One of...
Should it Be a Crime to Exert ‘Coercive Control’ Over a Domestic Partner?
In a move met with a mixed response from family violence experts, a law has been introduced into New South Wales parliament which aims to make it a criminal offence to isolate and control a domestic partner through coercive means....
Should Gladys Resign?
‘I stuffed up’. These are the words of Premier Gladys Berejiklian to the people of New South Wales, after evidence given to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) revealed she has been in a “close personal relationship” with former Liberal...
Sydney University Caught Colluding With NSW Police Over Protests: The SRC’s Jack Mansell Speaks Out
Since late July, reports on the overpolicing of COVID safe student and staff demonstrations at Sydney University have been doing the rounds of both social and mainstream media. Riot squad, mounted and general duties officers have all been deployed in...
