Thinking of Getting a Digital Assistant Device? Think Again
According to recent data, nearly 6 million Australians own digital assistant devices (DADs) like Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Amazon Echo. And it’s easy to understand why - for as little as a couple of hundred dollars, these cool little...
“People of Faith Aren’t Being Discriminated Against”: An Interview With Father Rod Bower
In December 2017, literally days after marriage equality was passed, then treasurer Scott Morrison announced that he’d be pushing for laws in 2018 that prevented discrimination against Christians and those of other religious faiths. “Where I think people are being...
“Shoot Me in The F***ing Head”: Knife Attack in Sydney CBD
It has been reported that at around 2pm this afternoon, a man walked along York Street in the Sydney CBD armed with a knife before stabbing a woman, after which he was subdued by members of the public. Video footage...
Djab Wurrung “Stand Tall” in the Face of Neo-Colonisation
Victoria police turned up at the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy on 8 August and issued the traditional owners camped there with a notice to vacate the sacred landscape in southwestern Victoria within 14 days. Major Road Projects Victoria and...
Decriminalised: The NSW Laws Governing Sex Work
NSW was the first jurisdiction in the world to decriminalise adult sex work. And the outcomes have been lauded globally. Indeed, in a 2016 report, the NSW government stated that decriminalisation is the best way to ensure sex worker safety...
Transgender Woman Complains Against Beauticians Who Refused to Wax Her Crotch
In recent weeks, the Victorian Government has reintroduced a bill to Parliament which would make it easier for people to change the gender recorded on their birth certificate to male, female or any other gender descriptor of their choice. The...
Domestic Violence – How Many More Rhonda Bakers Have to Die?
Rhonda Baker’s story is an all too familiar one. It’s disturbingly plagued with all of the ‘obvious’ elements of a typical partner violence situation that resulted in her death. 31-year old Onitolosi Etuini Atiai Latu was recently sentenced to a...
Government’s Union-Busting Laws Will Cement Wage Stagnation
Australia has some of the most restrictive industrial relations (IR) laws in the Global North. In contravention of international labour standards, these anti-protest laws determine when actions can take place, provide enhanced abilities to stifle them, and curb unions from...
People, Not Just Numbers. Missing Persons’ Week
For many of us, they’re just sad headlines, but for the families of those who’ve gone missing, the trauma of uncertainty can be permanent. Every day in Australia, people disappear without a trace. Which is hard to fathom in this...
Occupy Sydney on the Extinction Rebellion: The Lessons Learnt
Tuesday saw Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters taking to the Brisbane streets with the aim of causing peaceful disruption to bring about societal change, so that a global climate catastrophe can be averted. And over 70 rebels were arrested, as they...
