Should Australia ‘Shut Down’ for 30 Days?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a major boost to social security recipients and for those who lose their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a turnaround from its previous determination not to increase the Newstart...
Morrison’s Mixed Messages on the Coronavirus
The Morrison Government recently introduced a range of measures and restrictions on the Australian public, as Coronavirus infections continue to rise. Some of these new rules include: Non-essential gatherings of more than 100 people are forbidden Pubs, clubs, sporting and...
Boycott Schools for COVID: An Interview With Workers Organising Resistance’s Kath Larkin
Over the last week, the risks that COVID-19 poses to Australians have become increasingly apparent. The prime minister’s ban on events involving more than 500 people came into play last Monday. And on Wednesday, a ban on non-essential indoor gatherings...
The Government is Watching You, But Don’t You Dare Watch It
According to the count the UNSW Law School is keeping, successive federal governments have passed 85 pieces of counterterrorism legislation since 9/11. And currently, there are five further bills of this nature before parliament. Numerous commentators have pointed out that...
Will Coronavirus Lead to a Rise in Domestic Violence Offences?
Around Australia, police services, criminal defence law firms and family violence support lines are all reporting a ‘higher than usual ‘ number of calls relating to alleged domestic violence offences. The threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and stern health warnings from...
Chomsky Declares “Morrison’s Australia” Amongst Top Three Climate Criminals
Amidst the responses to the burgeoning COVID-19 crisis, it’s somewhat easy to forget that just a blink of an eye ago, Australia was ground zero of the global climate emergency, as the nation bore witness to 20 percent of its...
Government Ignores Vital Family Violence Reducing Solutions
Hannah Clarke and her three children were doused in petrol and burnt to death by her ex-partner in a Brisbane suburb on 19 February. She is one of nine women who’ve been violently killed so far this year, according to...
High Court Rules on the Admissibility of Illegally Obtained Evidence
Animal protection organisation, Animals Australia, received an anonymous tip off in November 2014 regarding the illegal practice of live baiting greyhounds being used at a Londonderry property in Sydney’s western suburbs. As a result, the organisation’s chief investigator, Lyn White,...
What Does the Law Say About Self-Quarantining in NSW?
In an attempt to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), several public health measures have been implemented across Australia, and New South Wales is no exception. These include directions that require self isolation in certain situations, the quarantining...
Coronavirus: Peter Dutton Has Been Diagnosed
Peter Dutton has been diagnosed with Coronoavirus (COVID-19 virus), after waking up with a temperature and a sore throat. He was immediately tested for the virus, and those tests have come back positive. But in the days beforehand, Mr Dutton...
