“Be Prepared for Ruin When Blowing the Whistle”: Independent Calls for Real Protections
Despite decades of calls for greater whistleblower protections and faux moves by Canberra to provide them, the fire at the base of the stake that those who expose institutional corruption are tied to is only growing stronger. The political prosecution...
Morrison’s Deporting Crime Issues to New Zealand, and It’s Starting to Feel It
They’re commonly known as 501ers, Australian migrant residents who get deported because they fail the character test contained in section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). And the overwhelming majority of them are New Zealanders. Since then immigration minister Scott Morrison...
A Constant Erosion of Citizens’ Rights: An Interview With Liberty Victoria’s Michael Stanton
Rights, or our lack thereof them, have become an increasing concern over the last three years of Morrison’s governance. Most overtly we saw the extreme curtailing of freedoms with the lockdowns and restrictions used as a means to prevent COVID-19...
A Bill to End Ongoing Stolen Generations Is on the Verge of Becoming Law
A pivotal moment in our state’s history quietly took place on 23 February, as a piece of legislation designed to end the ongoing crisis in forced Aboriginal child removals passed through the NSW Legislative Council. The laws now have a...
Does Australia Need Stronger Environmental Protection Laws?
A legal decision by the full bench of the Federal Court has determined that the Australian Government has no duty of care to protect us, or our children, from climate harm. Three Federal Court judges have unanimously reversed a previous...
“A Woke Mob Democracy”: Christensen Decries a Nation Devoid of Christian Liberties
“I firmly believe that politics is broken,” declares Liberal National MP George Christensen, in a promotion clip for the Church and State Summit 2022. “We have slipped as a nation from a liberal democracy, where freedoms were once cherished things, to...
Sydney Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Women
The New South Wales Police Force has issued a fresh scam warning after the arrest of a 46-year old western Sydney man accused of defrauding elderly women of their life savings. The women, which include one aged 74 and another...
New Police Commissioner Under Fire for Snubbing Emergency Workers
She’s only weeks into the top job and Police Commissioner Karen Webb is already facing criticism for attending a luxury lunch on International Women’s Day as floods ravaged New South Wales. Ms Webb reportedly turned down at least a “dozen”...
Point-Blank First Nations Custodial Shooting: Killer Cop Walks Free
One man holds down another who’s struggling, but the scissors the captive had struck the first man’s mate in the shoulder with no longer pose a threat. The guy who was hit with the household implement walks across the room...
Health Minister Bungles Allocation of Funds for Frontline Services
In what can only be described as a serious bureaucratic bungle, New South Wales sexual assault services are likely to miss out on a share of $80 million in funding handed down from the Federal Government. While NSW Health Minister...
