NSW Labor May Introduce Pill Testing if Elected
The current music festival season has been a tragedy. Just four months in and five young Australians have died due to suspected drug overdoses. Four of these deaths have occurred in this state, one of which happened last Saturday night....
New Gag Laws Will Make FACS Less Accountable
New laws are set to take effect this month that prohibit publishing the names of children and young people who are, or have been, placed in out-of-home care, or are under the parental responsibility of the NSW minister for family...
The Trials and Tribulations of the District Court’s Newest Judges
Seven experienced barristers, including five Senior Counsel, will become the newest judges of the NSW District Court, in February 2019. The appointments are part of the state government’s $148 million funding package which is designed to ease the pressure on...
Stop Adani: An Interview With the Galilee Blockade’s Ben Pennings
Published 29 December 2018 Adani announced on 29 November that it will be going ahead with a scaled-down version of the Carmichael coalmine. And construction on the project’s rail line would begin early in the new year. However, at this stage, it...
Dozens of NSW Police Officers Charged with Assault and Sexual Offences
Police offers swear an oath to uphold and enforce the law, but what happens when officers themselves are themselves charged with violent of sexual offences? It has been reported that since October 2016, 30 New South Wales police officers have...
Morrison’s Jerusalem Fiasco: Diplomacy in a Wet Paper Bag
Scott Morrison’s mid-October suggestion that his government might recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the Australian embassy from Tel Aviv to the contested city was an attempt to win domestic gain at the expense of the nation’s foreign...
The Dangers of Laws Against Drug Supply Causing Death: An Interview With Urban Survivor Union’s Louise Vincent
On the second last sitting day of the parliamentary year, the Berejiklian government passed legislation that created the new offence of supply of drugs causing death. This latest drug war tactic can see an individual imprisoned for supplying a drug that proves lethal...
Man Prosecuted for Possessing ‘Gel Blasters’
A Coffs Harbour man is facing charges of illegally possessing firearms after allegedly being caught with several ‘gel blasters’ he intended to give to his son as Christmas gifts. The story so far… At around 1.45am on 23rd December 2018,...
Training Troubled Youths to Recognise Expressions Can Reduce Crime
New research suggests that training young offenders to interpret facial expressions can reduce their likelihood of engaging in violent crime. A simple computer-based training model has proven to be a promising new method to manage antisocial behaviour amongst troubled teens....
Assault Rates Drop as Young People Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption
Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim The holiday season is upon us once more. It’s that time of year when everything begins to wind down and people come together with their relatives and friends to celebrate. And of course, with alcohol...
