The Historical Offence of Carnal Knowledge in New South Wales
Former rugby player Chris Dawson who is currently facing a judge alone trial for the murder of his ex-wife Lynette Dawson, has had his trial for carnal knowledge delayed by a further nine months. Mr Dawson was charged in 2019...
Albanese Goads Greens on Climate, Yet the Party Is Offering the People’s Targets
Prime minister Anthony Albanese claimed on Tuesday that the actions of the Greens “led to a decade of inaction and delay and denial” on climate, while that party, now holding balance of power in the Senate, is prioritising the targets needed...
The Crackdown on Climate Defenders Will Result in an Escalation in Tactics
The Perrottet government jamming through the most draconian protests laws in the nation over a 48 hour period in March, reveals that the “climate wars” that the new prime minister promised to end on taking office two months later, have only...
Opposition to Santos Gas in the Pilliga Is the Largest Ever Seen, Say Gomeroi Women
The Gomeroi people voted overwhelmingly against Santos’ proposed Narrabri gas project at a meeting in Tamworth on 25 March. The Australian fossil fuel company has been negotiating with the Gomeroi Nation going back a decade, and this rejection was to an...
Family Demands Inquest, After Hospital Sends Kamilaroi Dunghutti Man Home to Die
Ricky “Dougie” Hampson Junior presented to Dubbo Hospital last August, with severe stomach pain, which was accompanied by a popping and tearing sensation, while his heart was racing at a rate of 130 beats per minute. Two perforated ulcers, which...
Government’s Disaster Payments Labelled ‘An Insult’
With large parcels of Sydney, the Hunter Valley and surrounding areas under water during the past few weeks, devastated by flood for the second time in several months, the Albanese Government has responded by offering a $1,000 emergency payment for...
Man Acquitted of Police Killings After 22 Years Behind Bars
A man who was convicted of killing two police officers has been acquitted after spending 22 years behind bars. Jason Roberts was just 17 years old when Victorian police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller were murdered at Moorabbin, 15...
If Assange Is Sent to the US, He Will Die, Pilger Says, as Australia Continues to Collude
“I don’t think there is any doubt in my mind, as there is no doubt in the minds of his loved ones, that if Julian goes to the United States, and is effectively dropped in a penal hellhole, that will...
Government Scraps Paid Pandemic Leave
Covid-19 case numbers are still peaking across the country and it is still against the law for anyone who tests positive to the virus not to self-isolate. Despite this the Federal Government is scrapping paid pandemic leave. A $750 payment...
Tennis Star Accused of Domestic Violence
Australian Tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been accused of domestic violence by his former girlfriend. Mr Kyrgios is due to appear in court in the ACT Magistrates’ Court next month, facing charges of assault that relate to an alleged incident...
