Bigotry Rife Within the NSW Police Force
A recent investigation into the handling of internal complaints against police has revealed further evidence of the culture of sexism and homophobia ingrained in the NSW Police Force. Sexualised comments A NSW police detective, who calls herself ‘Jen’ for fear...
Rethinking Closing the Gap: An Interview With NCAFP Co-Chair Rod Little
The Close the Gap Statement of Intent was issued by the Rudd government in early 2008 with bipartisan support. Its stated aim is achieving “equality in health status and life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians...
Arrest Made in Murder of Sydney Criminal Lawyer
Homicide detectives have arrested the man they suspect of murdering Sydney criminal lawyer Ho Ledinh at a café in Bankstown last month. Arrested trying to flee The suspect was arrested at Sydney International Airport as he attempted to leave the...
The World’s Biggest Terrorist was a Fascist
A strange anomaly has been occurring over recent years across social media platforms and political websites, which involves individuals claiming the Nazi party were socialists. Indeed, these pundits would have us believe Adolf Hitler was something of a Bolshevik. Nazi...
It’s Time to Fight for Worker Rights, Again
The blocking of the planned 24 hour Rail, Tram and Bus Union’s (RTBU) strike on January 29, along with the halt to its ongoing bans on overtime, are a stark reminder of just how significantly worker rights have been eroded in...
Catholic Church: $30 Billion But Won’t Pay Child Sexual Assault Victims
Wealthy, ruthless and immoral: these are some of the words used to describe the Catholic Church during the recent Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Despite its wealth being comparable to some of Australia’s largest corporations, the...
Pokies Control Pollies
New South Wales is second only to Nevada in the USA as the state with the most poker machines in the world. Our state has over 95,000 poker machines, generating hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the state...
New Protections for Company Whistleblowers
The Turnbull government has introduced a bill designed to protect whistleblowers within the private sector, but those who expose crime and corruption within government will continue to face criminal prosecution. Those in favour of broad whistleblower protections have called the...
Women – the Invisible Drug War Casualties: An Interview With IAWUD’s Freedom Vivian
The war on drugs has been waged for close to fifty years now. In 1971, the Nixon administration heralded in this intensification of drug law enforcement, which has resulted in the mass incarceration of people who use drugs, and military interventions...
Decline in Strikes Contributes to Wage Stagnation
As the Fair Work Commission ordered NSW rail workers on January 25 to abandon their planned work stoppage, union representatives warned that the ability to strike in this country is “very nearly dead.” Fair Work Commission senior deputy president Jonathan Hamberger ruled...
