Scott Morrison: An Extreme Conservative with Divisive Policies
Many Australians breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when Peter Dutton was defeated in the Liberal leadership battle. The prospect of having the minister behind some of the most divisive policy decisions in recent years at the nation’s helm...
Canada Accepts First Australian Refugee
In what’s believed to be a world first, an Australian citizen has been given asylum in a foreign country. As revealed by the ABC last week, Canadian authorities granted refugee status to a former Australian police informant who infiltrated an outlaw...
Ambos Under Attack: Paramedics Twice as Likely as Police to be Assaulted
In the wake of a spate of violent attacks on paramedics and emergency service workers, the Health Services Union (HSU) is calling for frontline staff to be fitted with body cameras in an attempt to deter would-be offenders and capture...
Hiding Amongst Us – Australia’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives
Australian Federal Police are seeking the public’s help to find ten of Australia’s most wanted fugitives in the land, who are said to be hiding amongst local communities. Crime Stoppers warns these dangerous people could be your neighbours, work colleagues...
Ongoing Encroachments Upon Privacy: An Interview With APF’s David Vaile
Over the last half decade, the Coalition government has been carrying out an ongoing attack on the basic right to privacy. A series of bills has passed through parliament, each serving to erode Australian privacy rights one step further. Currently,...
Betrayed Domestic Violence Victim Sues Police
The woman whose address was disclosed by a Queensland police officer to her abusive former partner is fighting the state government in court. Domestic violence victim ‘Julie’ commenced legal proceedings after a policeman accessed her personal details on the police...
Peter as PM: What Would it Mean for Australia?
Peter Dutton recently failed in his bid to overthrow Malcolm Turnbull for the prime ministership, although supporters inside the Liberal party have not ruled out further challenges amidst poor leadership polling. Mr Turnbull won the Liberal party ballot by 48...
Australian Politician Calls for a Final Solution to the Muslim Problem
Fraser Anning invoked the Nazi party’s “final solution” in his maiden speech in the Senate last week in relation to “the immigration problem,” right after he’d stated that “the reasons for ending all further Muslim immigration are both compelling and self-evident.”...
Government Promises Not to Abuse its New Powers
Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter is adamant that neither the current nor any future government would ever use the proposed expanded Defence Act powers to call on the defence force for domestic purposes. The Defence Amendment (Call out of the Australian...
NSW Judge Expresses Concerns about Adequacy of Defendants’ Meals
The rights of inmates in correctional centres is always a contentious issue. Many believe that those convicted of crimes, or even suspected of them, should be denied all rights while they are behind bars. However, the fact of the matter...
