Growing Discontent and the Politics of Lockdown
In this country, the supporters of the right side of politics don’t often take to the streets to protest. Most often, that’s the domain of the left. So, when around 7,000 Sydneysiders breached COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to march through the...
Sydney Brothers Charged Over Alleged Gangland Murder
Two brothers have been arrested and charged over the shooting of alleged senior member of the Hamzy drug trafficking and organised crime network, Mejid Hamzy, last year. 38-year old Ezzedine Omar is facing 17 charges, including murder, eight counts of...
Police Establish Task Force to Track Down Protesters
The response to yesterday’s protests in the Sydney CBD against COVID lockdowns has been fierce. A total of fifty seven people were arrested and charged with offences including failing to comply with a public health order and knowingly joining an...
“There is Greater Need for an Australian Bill of Rights Now, More Than Ever,” Says Wilkie
The second wave of COVID-19 with its accompanying lockdowns is causing widespread confusion throughout the community. Restrictions on movement, association, and on our ability to continue with our regular lives are leading to questions about whether citizens’ rights are being...
What is the Drug Court Program in New South Wales?
Deputy Chief Magistrate Jane Mottley AM will be made a permanent judge of the District Court and will be sworn in as the Senior Judge of the New South Wales Drug Court in the coming weeks. Deputy Chief Magistrate Mottley...
Federal Freedom of Information Laws Enhance Government Secrecy
The federal freedom of information (FOI) regime is ostensibly about providing Australian citizens with an avenue to obtain information in the possession of government, with the recognition that the public has a right to access such information. The Freedom of...
Australia Has Been Degrading and Torturing Innocent Refugees Offshore for Eight Years
Last Monday marked the eight year anniversary of the implementation of Australia’s mandatory offshore detention regime. On 19 July 2013, then PM Kevin Rudd announced all asylum seekers arriving by boat would be sent to Manus Island, with this policy...
Fairfield: A Diverse Southwest Sydney Community Under Siege
Over the past three weeks of lockdown, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s 11 am COVID press conference has become an everyday part of life for Sydneysiders. Although, the tone has grown graver as the “out in the community” case numbers continue...
Carry a Mask and ID, or Face Court or a Hefty Fine
It seems that hardly a week goes without the New South Wales government issuing a new public health order, or amending or adding to existing orders. As a consequence, it can be difficult to keep up with and digest the...
The Offence of Misconduct in Public Office in New South Wales
A New South Wales Supreme Court Justice has found former Labor Ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald, along with Mr Obeid’s son Moses, guilty over a corrupt tender scheme which netted them a windfall in the order of $30 million....
