“I Just Can’t Believe It, Darling”: Gina Minehard on Being Raided by VicPol Terrorism Officers
Victoria police counterterrorism officers raided four activists at around 7 am on 17 April 2026, as the women were allegedly connected to a 5-minute-long theatrical stunt outside the US consulate in Naarm-Melbourne on 26 March, which involved the pouring of...
NSW Aboriginal Land Council Lodges Discrimination Complaint Against Minns Government
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council lodged a racial discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission on 14 April 2026, concerning the NSW Minns government having quietly introduced legislation disguised as minor procedural amendments that rather seeks to...
The Offence of Public Nuisance at a War Memorial or Internment Site in NSW
During the Acknowledgement of Country speech that former Australian Army officer and Kabi Kabi, Goreng Goreng and Ambrym Island elder Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered to the 11,000 strong crowd at the Anzac Day dawn service held on Gadigal land in...
If We’re Not Careful, True Blue ICE Agents Could Soon Be Brutalising Australians
A shift is occurring right across Australia in terms of law enforcement, which involves an array of “protective” or “safety” officers empowered to enforce certain laws. These types of officers are often derogatively referred to as “pseudo-cops”, as their appearance...
This ANZAC Day, Soldiers and Whistleblowers Are Reprimanded, as Top Brass Play Two Up
Today, ANZAC Day, is an extremely different occasion for Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, who’s now facing five counts of the war crime of murder. But for gaoled Australia Defence Force whistleblower David McBride, it will be much the...
Minns Condemns Court’s Overturning of His Unconstitutional Protest Ban with Flawed Logic
In the wake of the blanket ban on protest marches being struck down by the state’s highest court on 16 April 2026, New South Wales premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his refusal to accept the ruling on his...
Challenge to Ruling that Conferred Copyright of Animal Abuse Footage to Perpetrators
A Federal Court ruling caught many off-guard last year, as it found Game Meats Company (GMC) owned the copyright relating to images, including a 14 minute film, taken by Farms Transparency Project (FTP) at a goat slaughterhouse, which, if not...
The Offence of Destroying or Damaging Property, Previously Known as ‘Malicious Damage’
New South Wales police were called out to Campbell Parade at Bondi Beach, which is located on Gadigal land, following several reports regarding property damage on 29 November 2025. Officers attached to the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command arrived at...
“A Blunt Tool”: NSW Court Quashes Government’s Blanket Ban on Protest Marches
Three justices of the New South Wales Court of Appeal struck down the Minns government’s law enabling the blanket banning of protest marches on Thursday, 17 April 2026, describing the law as a “blunt tool”. And as activist groups and...
Duggan’s US Extradition Appeal Failed But Albanese Could Save Our Fellow Australian
The Federal Court has denied Australian citizen Dan Duggan’s appeal of former attorney general Mark Dreyfus’ 2024 decision to greenlight his extradition to the US on 2017 charges alleging he illegally trained Chinese military pilots. And while it’s understood the...
