Youth Crime: Incarceration is Not the Answer
A fight broke out between two groups at Melbourne’s inner city Birrarung Marr park on March 12 this year. The altercation sparked the Moomba riots that erupted across the city’s CBD that night. Two more brawls took place between groups...
“Complex legal language” is a barrier to justice
One of Australia’s leading lawyers believes complicated legal terms are a barrier to ordinary people achieving justice in the legal system. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for specialist tribunal services in NSW. The tribunal’s head,...
End the Stolen Generation: An Interview with GMAR’s Aunty Hazel Collins
Currently, there are 15,000 Indigenous children living in out-of-home care in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are nine times more likely to be forcibly removed from their families, than non-Indigenous children. A report released by Family Matters -...
The Netherlands Closes Prisons, While Australia Builds More
As previously reported, the Dutch prison system is suffering a curious problem: they don’t have enough inmates, so they’re closing down prisons. In 2014, the government shutdown 19 facilities, while in 2009, they closed the doors on eight. And in...
Where Will the Global Rise of the Far-Right Take Us?
A surge in hate crimes has followed the surprise election win of US president-elect Donald Trump. The Southern Poverty Law Centre has reported over 300 cases since election day, with Muslims, Latinos, African Americans and transgender people all being targeted....
Australian Child Sex Offenders May be Banned from Travelling Overseas
The Federal Government is proposing new laws which would prohibit child sex offenders from leaving Australia. The announcement has been hailed as a win for Australia’s oldest and perhaps most controversial senator, Derryn Hinch - also known as the “Human...
Fire Fighters Targeted by Thieves While Putting Their Lives at Risk
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim. Mangoola Rural Fire Brigade worked tirelessly last week to protect the Hunter Community from several large blazes. The volunteers selflessly put themselves between raging fires and property in an attempt to keep people, livestock...
False Reports to Triple-Zero Putting Lives at Risk
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Aesop was a slave and storyteller who lived in Ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC, and ‘The Boy who Cried Wolf’ was one of his most famous fables. The story is about a...
Helping Trans Youth: An Interview with Inner City Legal Centre’s Hilary Kincaid
Sammi is an 18-year-old transgender woman who lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She’s a keen photographer and a filmmaker. “Like approximately 4 in 2,000 kids I was born into the wrong body,” Sammi explains. “With a birth certificate telling me...
Police Officer Jokes About Giving Victim’s Address to Abusive Partner
A female victim of domestic violence feels betrayed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS), after a senior officer allegedly released her contact information to her abusive former partner. The victim, who trying to keep her address secret to prevent further...
