Indonesia Pressures Foreign Teachers to Take ‘Gay Test’
The Indonesian government is putting pressure on foreign teachers to take a test which it says can determine whether a person has ‘abnormal’ sexual desires. Reports suggest that the exam ask questions such as “agree or disagree: I would feel...
How Does the NSW Demerit Point Suspension Scheme Work?
At around 1 am on Christmas day this year, NSW Central West highway patrol officers pulled over a Nissan Skyline on the Newell Highway near Parkes to randomly breathalyse the driver. However, on checking the details of his licence, officers...
Police Abuse Powers at Kirribilli: An Interview With Greens MLC David Shoebridge
As rumours circulated about the PM having perhaps taken off to Hawaii for a holiday with his family as a well set in nationwide bushfire crisis continued, hundreds of student climate activists gathered out front of Kirribilli House on 19...
Should the Age of Criminal Responsibility in Australia be Raised?
During the 12 month period 2017-2018, more than five-and-a-half thousand young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision on an average day. Eighteen percent were in detention and, of those , 60% were unsentenced. Half were Indigenous....
The Injustice in Chile Continues: An Interview With Pinochet-Era Activist Paula Sanchez
After more than two months of protests, the mass movement of grassroots Chileans calling for system change continues. And while the nation is often held up as a beacon of economic prosperity, those demonstrating are the overwhelming majority, who don’t...
Straight Talking Cannabis: An Interview With LoudCloudHealth’s Bojana Petkovic
Fibromyalgia is a medical condition that intensifies pain. Characterised by widespread musculoskeletal agony, fibro is often accompanied by fatigue, sleep and mood issues. It’s more common in women than men. And there’s no known cure for this neurological health disorder....
Butt Tossers Face Heavy Fines and Demerit Points
In the wake of devastating bush fires across New South Wales, and a countryside that’s in the midst of drought, the state government has introduced tough new penalties for anyone who tosses a cigarette butt from a car window. New...
Donate to the Black Ops Firefighters: Unofficial Grassroots Defenders
Kicking in extremely early, this year’s fire season has been unprecedented in its intensity. In NSW and Queensland alone, over 3 million hectares have been destroyed. While last Friday saw over 200 bushfires raging across five states. And the ferocity...
Free Julian Assange Before It’s Too Late!
Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to halt the extradition of Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States. The petition calls on Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne to put pressure on the UK to...
Google to Pay Nearly Half a Billion Dollars in Australian Tax
Hot on the heels of news published earlier this month that multi-nationals are still paying little to no tax here in Australia, one of the world’s most well-known corporate juggernauts has announced it has reached a settlement with the ATO...
