Prioritising Truth-Telling and Treaty, Prior to Any Parliamentary Voice
Senator Lidia Thorpe has always supported the prioritisation of establishing treaty/treaties prior to any constitutional voice to parliament, and this is the position that the party she represents, the Australian Greens, adheres to as well. The 2017 Uluru Statement from...
Morrison Recommits to Legislating Discrimination Against Those Who Don’t Mirror Him
PM Scott Morrison last weekend recommitted to seeing the Religious Discrimination (RD) Bill passed if re-elected. He also underscored that the issue that stalled its passing this session - religious schools discriminating against LGBTQ people - will be separated from...
Will Alleged Australian War Crimes Be Criminally Prosecuted?
With the Ben Roberts Smith defamation trial underway, some are asking whether anything has been done about criminally prosecuting Australian soldiers accused by their peers of horrific war crimes against unarmed Afghan civilians and captured combatants - allegations which have...
Minor Parties May Hold the Key to a Legalised and Regulated Cannabis Market
The situation with illegal recreational cannabis in Australia is beyond ridiculous. The 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey outlines that 36 percent of locals have used the fairly innocuous plant at some point in time, 11 percent of the population had use...
The Extralegal Christmas Island Brutality Regime: Interview With Refugee Action Coalition’s Ian Rintoul
Victoria police pepper sprayed refugee activists out the front of the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) centre on 3 May, as 12 detainees were hauled off by the Australia Border Force to be transferred to the Christmas Island immigration facility....
Shoebridge on Delivering a Federal ICAC With Teeth Soon After Taking Senate
Over their current terms in office, the federal and NSW Liberal Nationals governments have been rocked by one grants scandal after another. At the state level, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian resigned, while federally, Senator Bridget McKenzie was provided with a new...
ATO Investigates 40,000 Aussies Over Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme
The ATO has more than 40,000 Australians in its sights, as it begins investigating what it says is a fraudulent scheme that’s cost the community around $850 million. Individuals warned they are responsible for their conduct The scheme, promoted through...
Yuendumu Walpiri Elders Call for Indefinite Police Ceasefire: Karrinjarla Muwajarri
Just two months after NT police constable Zachary Rolfe got off scot-free over the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker, whilst his partner was on top of the 19-year-old Warlpiri teen, the NT police minister Nicole Manison on 5 May announced the biggest...
New NSW Police Commissioner: All Talk, No Action
There is mounting pressure on newly appointed NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to make good on her promises to reform the culture of unaccountability and lack of transparency within the force, including changes to support victims of domestic violence offences....
Biloela Family: Political Pawns in the Upcoming Federal Election
Australia’s poor treatment of a family fighting to stay in Australia has become a Federal election issue, as senior politicians within both major parties pledge to let them stay in the country. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has publicly criticised the...
