Is Chris Minns Going to Ban Gay Conversion or Not? Or Is He Attempting to Do Both?
New South Wales premier Chris Minns prioritised the establishment of a multifaith council charged with providing advice to government on policy affecting faith groups. And having had its first meeting in November 2023, the influence of the NSW Faith Affairs Council...
As Morrison Cosies Up to Former CIA Chief, It’s Clear Assange Never Stood a Chance
Former PM Scott Morrison announced on 23 January that he’s leaving federal politics this month for bloodier pastures, and as the news of his future endeavours came to light, the details reinforced the fact that there’s no need for dystopian fiction...
‘Parens Patriae’: The Power of Courts to Make Decisions in a Child’s Best Interests
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a 17-year old female to continue chemotherapy for a cancer, after she refused treatment due to her Christian beliefs. The decision, reported in the law books as H v AC [2024] SC...
Coroner Refers Jai Wright Death in Custody to the DPP for Potential Criminal Charges
Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright died in hospital on the night following “a head-on collision”, involving an unmarked police car hitting the trail bike he was on at an intersection in the Sydney inner city suburb of Eveleigh in early...
Selling Nicotine Vapes Without Prescription is a Crime in NSW
Raids on around 60 retail stores in Sydney have led to the seizure of approximately 30,000 suspected nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, also known as nicotine vapes, as well as tobacco products suspected of being sold without paying tax, with an estimated value...
Drones to ‘Manage’ Traffic on New South Wales Roads
When they were first introduced to the Australian market more than two decades ago, drones were hailed as a revolution that could be used for everything from food deliver to cattle herding and security. The revolution has not exactly been...
Open Letter to Prime Minister Albanese on Gaza – February 2024
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has released this open letter to prime minister Anthony Albanese on Monday. IPAN members are hoping to present it, including with the list of signatories, to either the PM or foreign minister Penny...
Shoebridge Confirms Arms to Israel, Despite Wong’s Orwellian “Ministry of Truth” Approach
The ABC reported on Thursday that defence industry insiders are reporting that the Albanese government has applied something of a go-slow on the processing of weapons and military equipment, adding that it’s considered that foreign minister Penny Wong is partly responsible....
What Happens If I Breach Bail in New South Wales?
A Sydney real estate agent was sent to the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, also known as the MRRC or Silverwater Prison, in March 2023, after being caught drinking alcohol in breach of his bail conditions, which related to having attacked...
ACT to Protect the Right to a Healthy Environment, Due to Climate, Pollution and Biodiversity Loss
That an ACT parliamentary committee has recommended that the right to a healthy environment be inserted into the capital territory’s Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) shows Australian politicians progressing a law necessitated by global developments, such as climate change, that...
