Do I Need To Attend My Local Court Case During The Coronavirus Pandemic?
The Chief Magistrate of the NSW Local Court, Judge Graeme Henson, has made announcements about changes the court will implement from Monday, 30 March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic. These changes are aimed at managing the thousands...
Coronavirus: No Social Security for Kiwis
In recent weeks the Australian Prime Minister has announced a range of new measures to help Australians through the tough times ahead – financial support packages for businesses, a ‘coronavirus’ welfare payment, $750 cash payments for low income households, and...
The New Police Powers to Deal With COVID-19
The NSW Police Force will have thousands of additional officers deployed on the streets enforcing new coronavirus social distancing rules and self-isolating requirements in an attempt, as NSW police minister David Elliot put it, “to kill this virus before it...
The Offence of Intimidation in New South Wales
On 24 March 2020, a 21-year olf man attended Coffs Harbour Police Station and approached a 71-year-old female officer, before deliberately coughing on her and claiming to have COVID-19, while his friend filmed the incident. When asked if he was...
The NSW Government’s New (In)justice Laws: More Power to Police and Prosecutors
According to NSW Health, as of 8 pm on 24 March, there were 1,029 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in this state, which had jumped by 211 over the prior 24 hours. And it was around this time that state parliament...
The Impact of COVID on Sydney’s Homeless: An Interview With Lanz Priestley
The Sydney CBD was almost deserted last Saturday evening. With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, most locals were already choosing to spend their night at home. And this was even before the stage one coronavirus prevention measures came into...
Ten Good News Stories About Coronavirus
In a time of crisis our social feeds are filled bad news and apocalyptic predictions, which can play havoc on our mental health. This isn’t a time for naïve optimism, but scouring the latest news has turned up a couple...
The Police State Is Here, Thanks to Coronavirus
For those of us living in Australia right now, every day there’s a new set of rules and regulations handed down from state and Federal Governments as they aim to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Borders have been closed. Events...
Crossing State Borders: A Rundown of the Rules
This week, travelling around the country just became nearly impossible as all Australian states except New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT closed their borders. Many Families, friends and lovers are now officially separated, indefinitely. And, as with many of...
Release Immigration Detainees for COVID: An Interview With Advocate Margaret Sinclair
Photos displaying the cramped living conditions that immigration detainees are continuing to be held in at Avon Compound within the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) detention facility are currently being shared amongst refugee advocates online. The images reveal rooms packed...
