New Protections for Company Whistleblowers
The Turnbull government has introduced a bill designed to protect whistleblowers within the private sector, but those who expose crime and corruption within government will continue to face criminal prosecution. Those in favour of broad whistleblower protections have called the...
Women – the Invisible Drug War Casualties: An Interview With IAWUD’s Freedom Vivian
The war on drugs has been waged for close to fifty years now. In 1971, the Nixon administration heralded in this intensification of drug law enforcement, which has resulted in the mass incarceration of people who use drugs, and military interventions...
Decline in Strikes Contributes to Wage Stagnation
As the Fair Work Commission ordered NSW rail workers on January 25 to abandon their planned work stoppage, union representatives warned that the ability to strike in this country is “very nearly dead.” Fair Work Commission senior deputy president Jonathan Hamberger ruled...
Treaty Can No Longer Be Denied
The Justice Through Treaty rally saw thousands of people march through Sydney streets on January 26 calling on Australian governments to enter into meaningful treaty negotiations with the various First Nations peoples throughout the continent. While on the three days prior...
Government to Introduce Tougher Road Rules
The New South Wales Government is setting harsher penalties for drink and drug affected drivers. Twenty-eight people died on NSW roads during the 2017-2018 summer holiday period - more than double the previous year. And 2017 was the third year...
Police Viciously Assault Naked Boy in Byron Bay
Four NSW police offers are facing a police investigation after dramatic video footage has emerged of them beating a naked 16-year old boy in the world-renowned holiday town of Byron Bay. The video shows the boy crying out for help...
Hands Off Our Charities: An Interview With Pew Charitable Trusts’ Dr Barry Traill
On the same day, the House of Representatives was passing a law to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, the Turnbull government was introducing a bill before the Senate that will stifle the advocacy work that Australian charities and not-for-profit organisations...
Police Officer’s Gut Instinct Solves Murder Mystery
For the past eight years, Sergeant Gerry Thornton has never swayed from his view that “nothing seemed right” about the 2009 death of Lainie Coldwell in Charleville, south-eastern Queensland. Now, almost a decade after her death, the officer has finally...
Turnbull Plans for Australia to Become a Top Arms Dealer
The Turnbull government announced last week that it’s decided to invest heavily in the misery of foreigners, while moving down the war economy path. The plan is to ramp up investment in arms exports, with the aim of Australia becoming one...
Victoria Bans Pet Shops from Selling Puppies
In what many are calling a bold and compassionate move, the Victorian government has passed legislation to ban puppy farming in the state. Animal welfare groups see the new legislation as a significant step forward, one which seeks to prevent...
