Is it Fair for a Defendant to Face a Third Criminal Trial?
Jarryd Hayne will face a third trial after a successful application to the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal. The former NRL star was released on bail from Cooma Correctional Centre last month after having his previous convictions for...
Home Affairs Is Turning Australia’s Foreign Spies on Our Own
Traditionally, there’s been a distinction between foreign-focused Australian spying agencies and domestic intelligence bodies. This has served to protect locals on home soil from the range of capabilities that overseas agents have, which locally would be classed as overreach. Yet,...
How Good Are Rain Bombs and Megafires? Morrison Damns Us to Climate Hell
“Rain bombs” have been devastating the eastern board of Australia over the last week. These unprecedented downpours, which have destroyed entire towns, taken numerous lives, and are about to pound some of the most heavily devastated areas once more, are obviously climate-driven....
Not Just Locals Consider Morrison’s Government Our Most Corrupt
Scott Morrison’s is the most corrupt federal government the nation has ever seen. This assertion is increasingly appearing in the media. And while it’s the kind of statement one could easily dismiss as something that’s said about any government in...
Judge Declares Banksia Hill Kids Prison Dehumanising, as Class Action Mounts
As a 15-year-old boy came before the WA Children’s Court, it was heard that during his time in the state’s only child prison, Banksia Hill, he’d been kept in a tiny isolation cell with an observational wall for 79 of...
Should Parents be Held Responsible for the Crimes of their Children?
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of 15-year old Ethan Crumbley, who opened fire at Oxford High School in Michigan will face trial in the United States on charges of involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years...
Multiple National Security Bills Facilitate Dutton’s ASD Domestic Target Wet Dream
News Corp exposed the content of some leaked correspondence in April 2018 that involved home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo and defence secretary Greg Moriarty spitballing the idea of turning international spying agency the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) on domestic targets. Pezzullo,...
Sexual Consent Education to be Introduced into Australian Schools
Around this time last year, Chantel Contos began a discussion on social media about sexual assaults within schools, and the lack of consent education for teenagers. As the conversation went viral, teens and young women came forward with accounts of...
Victoria Decriminalises Sex Work: A Victory for Workers
Tuesday saw Victoria become the third jurisdiction in Australia, and the fourth globally, to decriminalise sex work. This will see the local industry operate in accordance with regular business laws, as well as the improvement of standards and the enhancement...
Death in Custody Questions Mount as Dunghutti Teen Dies After Police Collision
Dunghutti teenager Jai Wright died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital last Sunday night after he collided with an unmarked police car at an intersection in inner city Sydney’s South Eveleigh on Saturday 19 February. NSW Police News reported the incident...
