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Reports of NSW Government’s Mismanagement of Grants Continue

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The New South Wales Government’s disaster management agency has come under fire in recent weeks - for its slow response to the flood crisis across Northern New South Wales.  Now, Resilience NSW is facing a fresh round of questioning over...

Rolfe’s Acquittal Highlights Australia’s Well Oiled Settler Colonial Machinery

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The not guilty verdict delivered by an all-non-Indigenous jury on 11 March in relation to the trial of former NT police constable Zachary Rolfe for the November 2019 killing of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker was simultaneously shocking and yet...

Woman Sacked for Attending Freedom Protest Awarded Compensation

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A NSW Government worker will be compensated after being dismissed for attending a ‘freedom’ rally and posting a picture of Gladys Berejiklian with a Hitler mustache to social media.  In the middle of pandemic lockdowns last year, Sydney child protection...

Forget Closed Court Orders, Now Collaery Can’t Even See Evidence Against Him

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The Coalition government’s pursuit of barrister Bernard Collaery has crept up another notch on the Orwellian scale, as, last week, ACT Supreme Court Justice David Mossop ruled that the attorney general can use “court only” evidence against him, meaning he and...

Victoria Police Settles Civil Proceedings Over Leaked Arrest Photos

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Victoria Police have made a confidential payment to former AFL Player and Coach Dani Laidley after sharing photos of her arrest and interview to social media.   The payment comes almost two years after images of Ms Laidley (who underwent...

Friendlyjordies Producer May Sue the NSW Police Force

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Friendlyjordies producer Kristo Langker is considering civil proceedings against the New South Wales Police Force, after all charges were dropped against him over allegations he stalked or intimidated former deputy premier John Barilaro. Mr Langkar was arrested in June 2021...

Fixated Persons Unit Was Monitoring Friendlyjordies Long Before the Langker Arrest

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The arrest of Friendlyjordies producer Kristo Langker by the NSW Police Fixated Persons Unit at the front door of his family home one Friday afternoon in mid-2021, is one of the more bizarre incidents over the last few years, which...

Kimberley Kitching’s Death Highlights ‘Mean Girls’ Culture in Australian Politics, Mainstream Media Claims

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Since the #MeToo movement began several years ago, the focus on workplace harassment has been very much along the lines of how some men treat women. And that’s not to be disputed - it is backed up by statistics and...

Sydney Pharmacist Imprisoned for Commercial Drug Supply

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A formerly well-respected and highly-successful Sydney pharmacist has been sentenced to imprisonment after pleading guilty to commercial drug supply and dealing with proceeds of crime of more than $100,000. The court heard that 61-year old Michael Lowe ran profitable pharmacies...

Hillsong Church Admits Founder’s ‘Indiscretions’

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Hillsong Church has admitted to a global staff meeting that its founder Brian Houston made ‘indiscretions’ against two women.  The announcement was made by the current head of the organisation, Phil Dooley, at an extraordinary meeting of 800 global staff...
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