Bail Centralisation and the Virtual Bail Court: NSW Staggers into a Reform Overreach
The NSW Government is about to introduce a new bail regime where all of those who are charged with a fresh offence have their first appearance via AVL or telephone - centralised and staffed in Sydney. This is part of...
NSW Supreme Court Hears Challenge Against Unjustified Anti-Protest Laws
Appearing before the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, 19 June 2025, Sydney activist Josh Less and his formidable legal team seem to have located a chink in the new antiprotest laws that the Minns government recently passed during a flurry...
Dan Duggan Appeals Decision to Extradite to an Authoritarian United States
The date has been set for the appeal against the extradition of Australian citizen Daniel Duggan to the United States over highly dubious accusations regarding flight training in South Africa. Dan is set challenge his extradition to the Federal Court...
“The Creeping Erasure of Our Identity in Broome”: Interview with Djukun Nation’s Jaala Ozies
The Yawuru and Djukun peoples are jointly recognised as the native title holders in Jirr-Ngin-Ngan, which is also known as the town of Broome, and is located in the northwestern Kimberley region of Western Australia. This native title claim, known...
Sydney Kebab Shop Shooting May Be Linked to Organised Crime
Police say a 26-year old man and 47-year old woman are in a stable condition, and a 25-year old man is in a serious condition, after two masked assailants entered a kebab shop on South Parade in Auburn at about...
NSW Premier Has Refused to Appear Before the Dural Caravan Inquiry
NSW premier Chris Minns confirmed on Tuesday. 17 June 2025 that he’s refusing to appear before the NSW upper house inquiry that’s trying to ascertain how much he knew regarding police considering an explosive-laden caravan found on a Dural property...
The Issue of Police Investigating Police Over Aboriginal Custody Deaths Is Finally Becoming National Issue
The persistent calls for an independent investigation into the 27 May 2025 death in police custody of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, which would involve a body other than the Northern Territory Police Force, which is the law enforcement agency that...
Police Blitz on NSW Public Transport Network Results in Hundreds of Criminal Charges
The NSW Police Force has confirmed that 176 people were arrested, 326 criminal charges laid, and 10 knives seized during the latest four-day public transport blitz under Operation Waratah 4. Launched in 2024, Operation Waratah is a high-visibility operation that...
As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance
The USA is Australia’s closest ally. Yet, right now, it’s president, Donald Trump is attempting to establish a dictatorship, he’s unleashed a military-led assault on the US domestic population, he’s warned that war with China is potentially “imminent”, and he’s...
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction
The imprisonment rate in the Northern Territory currently sits at 1,381.6 persons per every 100,000 adults, which when compared with imprisonment rates of nation’s across the planet comes in at second place behind El Salvador, which incarcerates 1,659 persons per...
