Racism and Hate Crimes Fuel the National Debate for Some, But Not Others
The heckling of Aboriginal army veterans and presenters at Anzac Day 2026 dawn services spread this year. The New York Times noted as much. This was in the same manner in which racism against First Peoples has risen in many...
Lawless Israel Kidnaps Six Australians from Global Sumud Flotilla on the High Seas
Zack Schofield, an Australian citizen, reported over social media from a boat sailing in international waters west of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea at around 8 am Sydney time on 30 April 2026, that those onboard were likely to soon...
“Just Too Absurd”: Socialist Alliance’s Alex Bainbridge on His Arrest for Using a Political Slogan
Twenty protesters were arrested by Queensland police at the Not Our Law rally in Magan-djin-Brisbane on 18 April 2026, for the crime of either displaying or speaking the currently illegal phrase “From the River to the Sea”. The outcome was...
The Offence of Public Nuisance at a War Memorial or Internment Site in NSW
During the Acknowledgement of Country speech that former Australian Army officer and Kabi Kabi, Goreng Goreng and Ambrym Island elder Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered to the 11,000 strong crowd at the Anzac Day dawn service held on Gadigal land in...
This ANZAC Day, Soldiers and Whistleblowers Are Reprimanded, as Top Brass Play Two Up
Today, ANZAC Day, is an extremely different occasion for Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, who’s now facing five counts of the war crime of murder. But for gaoled Australia Defence Force whistleblower David McBride, it will be much the...
Challenge to Ruling that Conferred Copyright of Animal Abuse Footage to Perpetrators
A Federal Court ruling caught many off-guard last year, as it found Game Meats Company (GMC) owned the copyright relating to images, including a 14 minute film, taken by Farms Transparency Project (FTP) at a goat slaughterhouse, which, if not...
The Offence of Destroying or Damaging Property, Previously Known as ‘Malicious Damage’
New South Wales police were called out to Campbell Parade at Bondi Beach, which is located on Gadigal land, following several reports regarding property damage on 29 November 2025. Officers attached to the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command arrived at...
Duggan’s US Extradition Appeal Failed But Albanese Could Save Our Fellow Australian
The Federal Court has denied Australian citizen Dan Duggan’s appeal of former attorney general Mark Dreyfus’ 2024 decision to greenlight his extradition to the US on 2017 charges alleging he illegally trained Chinese military pilots. And while it’s understood the...
The War Crime of Murder: A Commonwealth Offence
Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on 7 April 2026, on Dharawal land at Sydney’s domestic airport. The former Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) corporal has been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, and...
Indonesian Police Go on Killing Spree, as Crackdown Escalates in West Papua
Members of the occupying Indonesian police went on a murderous rampage in the West Papuan village of Moanemani, located in Dogiyai regency at around 10 am on 31 March 2026, which involved officers firing randomly into a local marketplace, prior...