Tell the Truth: An Interview With the People’s Climate Assembly’s John Wurcker
The People’s Climate Assembly (PCA) is an alliance of action groups that have joined forces to stand against the continued climate denialism that the Liberal Nationals government has been propagating over the last decade. And to coincide with the first...
The Australian Constitution Does Not Protect Our Rights
The AFP raids last year brought the issue of press freedoms front and centre. The bushfires led to heated debate over the potential for a class action against the government’s climate inaction. And concerns over the right to privacy have...
Australian Privacy Laws Must Be Strengthened
The Department of Human Services fields thousands of requests for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data from state and federal policing agencies each year, complying with the vast majority of them. The information released can, if...
What Are State of Emergency Powers In New South Wales?
As of last Friday, there were still over 50 bushfires raging in NSW and Victoria. Properties were lost to the Clear Range bushfire on the south coast of NSW over the weekend. And the ACT declared a state of emergency...
Australia Needs a Bill of Rights, Not Religious ‘Freedom’ to Discriminate
A lot of issues have been pointing to the lack of rights protections in this country. The AFP raids shone a light on press freedoms. The 80-odd federal national security bills passed since 9/11 have been slowly eroding personal freedoms....
It’s Now Legal to Smoke Cannabis in Australia’s Capital: An Interview With HEMP’s Michael Balderstone
As of today, 31 January 2020, it’s legal to smoke a joint in your lounge room in Canberra. Possessing up to 50 grams for personal use is absolutely nothing to worry about. And you can grow up to two plants...
Winner of 2019 Sydney Criminal Lawyers Criminal Law Scholarship Announced
In 2019, Sydney Criminal Lawyers set up a scholarship for law students in New South Wales and the ACT who are passionate about pursuing a career in criminal law, with the aim of providing financial assistance and support to help...
Too Little, Too Late? Morrison Will Mourn Bushfire Victims
The year 2019 will be forever remembered as the year Australia burned. In the worst fire season for many years, fires have torn across the country for several months. Climate change debates have raged, and fingers pointed at our leaders...
The Inhumanity of Australia’s New Offshore Detention Centre
Papua New Guinea authorities arrested 52 offshore detainees previously held on Manus Island in August last year and incarcerated them in the purpose-built Bomana immigration centre. The facility is part of a large prison complex that goes by the same...
Catholic Church Continues to Silence Alleged Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
A Catholic priest from the Lismore diocese in Northern New South Wales is fighting the church over sexual abuse he allegedly suffered as a 12-year old altar boy. First case of a priest suing the Catholic Church The case is...
