Client Sues Lawyers for Not Being “Forceful Enough”
A Canberra man has just had his dispute against a law firm resolved by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal in the ACT, after refusing to pay for legal services, and making a counterclaim for compensation. How it all began 56-year...
Stop Animal Cruelty: An Interview with Anonymous for the Voiceless’ Matt Stellino
A group of black clad, Guy Fawkes mask wearing individuals were standing at the centre of the bustling crowd in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall last Saturday holding laptops and flatscreens, displaying graphic footage of animals being treated with horrific brutality. The...
The Push for a NSW Bill of Rights
In a forward to the federal government’s Multicultural Statement released on March 20 this year, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull remarked that Australia is defined by the “shared values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and equality of opportunity - a...
NSW Courts Refuse to Convict Homeless Man
In February 2012, Mr Lanz Priestley was charged with two offences for “staying overnight” in Sydney’s Martin Place on two consecutive evenings. The City of Sydney council had erected notices in the public mall prohibiting “camping or staying overnight” in the...
Bringing the Gift of Education to Impoverished Children
Bangladesh is a remarkable country, but it is plagued by desperate poverty. Formerly East Pakistan, it became Bangladesh in 1971 after a war of independence. The country is located on the Indian subcontinent and has a population of more than...
Treaty Now! Uluru Summit Rejects Constitutional Recognition
Last week’s Uluru summit was the culmination of a six-month process that saw the Referendum Council travel the country carrying out the dialogues. These were a series of twelve meetings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to discuss the issue...
Supporting Criminalised Women: An Interview with Flat Out’s Jake Argyll
The Australian prison population is at an all-time high. At the end of June last year, there were 38,845 adult prisoners in Australian correctional facilities. Women accounted for 3,094 of them, which is 8 percent of the overall adult prison population. But...
Federal Government Set to Criminalise Revenge Porn
The Federal Government has called for public submissions on developing tougher criminal and civil penalties for people who share or post sexually explicit photos of others without consent. The proposal brings federal “revenge porn” legislation a step closer. Public submissions are open...
Youths Sue Australian Government for Being Detained with Adults
A group of more than 100 Indonesian youths are pressing ahead with a class action law suit against the Australian Government, claiming they were imprisoned alongside adults when they should not have been. The Australian Government wants proceedings dropped, saying...
Reducing Indigenous Youth Incarceration: An Interview with Just Reinvest’s Sarah Hopkins
There’s a glaring overrepresentation of young Indigenous people in the NSW prison system. While Aboriginal young people make up around 3 percent of the general population, they account for 51 percent of youths being held in juvenile detention. At the...
