Criminal Defence Lawyers to Get Better Protections Against Harassment, Intimidation and Reprisals
New laws have been introduced to New South Wales Parliament which will give defence lawyers similar protections to those that prosecutors, magistrates, judges, complainants, witnesses and jurors already have in our state. Introduced to parliament on 19 October 2022, the Crimes...
Invited UN Inspectors Cut Visit Short, as Rights Violations Continue Under Albanese
The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) on Sunday cut its long-awaited visit to our nation short, due to a number of state authorities denying cooperation to the independent experts, whilst supposedly rights-forward PM Anthony Albanese has been...
Standing With Thorpe: An Uncompromising First Nations Voice in Parliament
Lidia Thorpe is not someone who made the decision to enter Australian parliament lightly, one would presume. She grew up amongst staunch First Nations rights activists, who vocally assert and continue to uphold their sovereignty over stolen lands. Australian parliament...
McBride to Argue Public Interest Defence Next Week, Under Flawed Laws
Former ADF lawyer David McBride is set to appear before the ACT Supreme Court on 27 October, as his public interest disclosure defence hearings commence, under legislation that federal attorney general Mark Dreyfus drafted himself, and now admits is problematic...
OPCAT Debacle Continues: NSW Refuses UN Human Rights Inspectors Enter Prisons
The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) commenced its twelve-day long awaited and belated first visit to our nation on Sunday, in order to gauge how local authorities have implemented the OPCAT: a treaty designed to prevent human...
Pauline Hanson Loses Defamation Case
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has built a political career on falsely identifying and demonising perceived threats for her own political gain, and encouraging those who support her to do the same – thereby causing division in the community and...
In Going Green, Australian Companies to Destroy PNG: Interview With PNG Trust’s Joseph Ka’au
The PNG government approved the Papua LNG project in 2019, which is set to be located at the Elk-Antelope gas field. Situated in the Gulf Province, the gas field is located inland from the Gulf of Papua and not far upstream...
Facial Recognition Technology: Coming to a Pokie Room Near You
The Australian Hotels Association NSW and ClubsNSW have announced the development of ‘state of the art’ facial recognition technology which they intend to install in the gambling areas of all pubs and clubs across the state. The justification for the...
Australia Under Attack from Cyber Criminals
In the third major reported data breach in the past month, hackers have threatened to release the personal data of Medibank customers unless their ransom demands are met. The extortion demand has the potential to expose up to 3.9 million...
What Happens if I Am Late to Lodge My Income Tax Return?
It’s probably fair to say the Australian Taxation Office isn’t seen as the fairest or most beloved organisation out there - taking a huge chunk of the hard-earned funds of residents every year and often meritlessly allocating much of it...
