New COVID Rules for the District Court of New South Wales
The District Court of New South Wales has published its latest memorandum which outlines the new rules effective from 12 January 2021, which aim to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Jury Trials While jury trials have recommenced in the District...
Djokovic Detained With Refugees and Visa Revoked to Make Tough Border Statement
The Novak Djokovic saga raises a lot of questions. The initial one being, would the Morrison government have locked up the world number one tennis champion if he’d been a citizen from a predominantly white English-speaking country? Then there’s, why,...
Coalition Targets Parliament Sex Scandal Whistleblower, Rather Than Its Own
For those who haven’t been watching, early last year federal parliament was rocked by the revelations around the Brittany Higgins sexual assault and its subsequent coverup, as well as the historical rape allegations involving now expired minister Christian Porter. Then, as...
The Offence of Unauthorised Possession or Use of a Pistol or Prohibited Firearm in New South Wales
A man has been charged with firearms, robbery and intimidation offences after allegedly wielding a firearm at a popular Sydney restaurant. It is alleged that 42-year old Viacheslav Zhadushkin pulled out a firearm and threatened staff and patrons after being...
“Brute Force and Paternalistic Grand Standing”: Sniff Off’s Olivia Barlow on NSW Police Drug Dog Use
After near on two years of the NSW government having relied on local police to heavy-handedly enforce health measures via the threat of monetary penalisation, and, if that didn’t work, brute force, premier Dominic Perrottet has let the COVID Omicron...
It is Now Compulsory to Report Positive Rapid Antigen Tests in NSW
From 12 January 2022, the new Covid-19 testing regime is in place across New South Wales - moving away from PCR (clinic) testing to Rapid-Antigen Tests (RATs) which can be done at home. Residents who test positive for Covid-19 are...
Proceeds of Crime Laws Are Now Being Used to Target Climate Activists
The November crackdown on Blockade Australia climate activists in Newcastle gained widespread attention after one protester, Sergeio Herbert, was actually sentenced to hard time for his part in nonviolent direct actions that were targeting the world’s largest coal port. Herbert was sent...
The Djokovic Saga Exemplifies the Joke Australia has Become
Tennis Australia officials and a good number of Aussie tennis fans were relieved to hear the ruling made by Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly yesterday that Novak Djokovic can stay in Melbourne - for now. The judge also issued...
NSW Premier Reintroduces COVID Restrictions, As Case Numbers Soar
In mid-December 2021, around the time that unvaccinated people in New South Wales were finally allowed to mix and mingle in society along with the rest of the vaccinated population, Premier Domenic Perrottet made bold statements to the media about...
Worker’s Dismissal for Protesting Against Vaccine Mandates Was Lawful, Fair Work Commission Finds
The Fair Work tribunal has upheld a company’s decision to immediately terminate a construction industry worker after he attended rallies in Melbourne outside the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) office in the CBD. The Fair Work Commission...
