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Protest the Religious Discrimination Bill Before It’s Too Late, Says CARR’s April

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Morrison’s term in office has done a lot of harm to this country. However, possibly the greatest setback the current government poses to the nation is yet to come, with its potential to see the Religious Discrimination Act 2021 (RD Bill)...

Corporate Giant Accused of Systemic Workplace Bullying and Harassment

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Another corporate global giant has been caught out covering up systemic bullying, assault and harassment within its Australian workplace.  DP World, which operates ports in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Freemantle has been publicly called out by a number of its...

The Political Climate Being Conjured by Morrison Is Hardly the Way Forward  

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Earlier this week, it came to light that Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College had sent out an updated enrolment contract to parents specifying that the religious school reserved the right to expel their children on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity....

Morrison to Silence Online Dissent Under Pretext of Protecting Against Trolls

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Governments globally have found social media a prickly beast to deal with, as it’s provided those not usually afforded a voice in the mainstream media with a platform and an audience where they can express opinions, without being filtered through...

Criminal Conviction Recorded Against Child Over Brutal Attack

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The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has reversed a judge’s decision not to record a conviction after a 15-year old teenage girl who pleaded guilty to charges including take and detain with the intention of obtaining an advantage,...

Mining Giant Under Fire for Workplace Toxicity, Social Irresponsibility and Environmental Destruction

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Mining giant Rio Tinto has vowed to implement the recommendations of a review into its toxic workplace culture, but in the eyes of many Australians, the company will have to do much much more if it is to garner confidence...

Australia Fails on OPCAT Implementation to Detriment of Those Inside

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The nation of Australia has a stark prison problem. As Britain began its takeover, the premise was a penal colony on an empty island at the other end of the Earth, and whilst the pillaging of land and resources from the...

Victoria Police Accused of Crime and Corruption

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A new corruption scandal has engulfed the Victorian Police force, with an officer being charged with 87 criminal offences and several others under investigation over allegations of lying obtain search warrants.  The allegations are believed to affect more than a...

COVID Positive Inmates Try to Avoid Detection, as Hundreds Infected Inside

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According to Justice Action coordinator Brett Collins, the system Corrective Services NSW is employing in dealing with COVID-19 cases within the state’s prison system is leading to a number of prisoners, who believe they’ve contracted the virus, to avoid the testing...

Only Fully Vaccinated Participants Can Attend Supreme Court Trials

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The Supreme Court of NSW has recently put in place a number of protocols in relation to criminal proceedings.  The new measures are intended to protect the health and safety of courthouse workers, as well as legal teams, witnesses, the...
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