The Unholy Alliance Between One Nation’s Mark Latham and the Berejiklian Coalition
Playing the race card was how John Howard politicked, David Marr recalled in a 2017 essay. And as Howard took on the prime ministership in 1996, he didn’t seem too opposed to Pauline Hanson entering parliament at the same time,...
Good Cop Wins Battle Against Unfair Dismissal
A New South Wales police officer with an untarnished record has won a five year battle to get his job back, after a legal fight that’s cost the NSW Police Force $500,000 in legal costs alone. Sergeant George Zisopoulos was...
NSW Police Officers Threaten to Break Man’s Legs During Unlawful Arrest
New South Wales police officers have once again been chastised by a magistrate after unlawfully arresting a man in the ACT, a jurisdiction where their powers are not recognised. The court has thrown out all charges against the man, calling...
The Authorities Fear the Movement to Stop Atrocities on First Nations People
NSW police permitted the Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA) to hold a silent march through the Sydney CBD last Saturday to mark the anniversaries of the deaths in custody of John Pat and Wayne Fella Morrison. The granting of permission...
Is Leaving Your Vehicle’s Window Open an Offence in New South Wales?
Leaving your vehicle unattended with the window down is a little-known offence in New South Wales, but it’s an offence all the same and comes with a fine. One Sydney couple found this out the hard way, when police issued...
Escalation in Policing Is a Sign of What’s to Come in a Time of Austerity
Friday 25 September 2020 saw the Morrison government begin cutting back JobSeeker unemployment benefits. The increased rate provided to the escalating numbers of unemployed during the pandemic period is being reduced, as treasurer Josh Frydenberg attempts to starve people back...
Magistrate Blasts Criminal Cops, Awards Defendant $100k in Legal Costs
A Downing Centre Local Court Magistrate has awarded NRL player Curtis Scott $100,000 in legal costs after the assault charges against him were withdrawn and dismissed, slamming police over their multiple assaults against the intoxicated man as he was asleep...
The Nation Will Pay for Morrison’s Attack on Universities
By cover of COVID, the Morrison government has been carrying out a sustained attack against Australian public universities, which has subsequently spurred on management at these institutions to commence its own series of cuts to higher education. The Coalition denied...
Biggest Ever Anti Money Laundering Payout, But No Executives Criminally Prosecuted
Banking giant Westpac admitted this week that it systematically contravened anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws, and has been ordered to pay a fine of $1.3 billion - which is the biggest in Australia’s history. But many are...
Major NSW Parties Vote Down Law Against Sexual Predators in the Police Force
Released in June last year, The Broderick report found that women are currently underrepresented in leadership roles within the NSW Police Force, and high levels of sexism and sexual harassment within the organisation are hindering women being promoted to senior...
