Another Teen Death in Custody, Despite 30-Year-Old First Nations Advice to Parliament
The recent death in custody of 16-year-old First Nations boy Cleveland Dodd has yet again highlighted the barbarity the Australian prison system metes out towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees, especially Indigenous youths. For his part, Dodd was on...
We Don’t Sell Tickets! Qantas Files its Legal Defence
The media has had a field day this week with claims by Qantas that it doesn’t sell customers tickets to any particular flights, but rather a “bundle of rights” that includes alternative options in the event of cancellations. The case...
The ABC’s Decision to Disclose its Sources Marks a Dark Day for Democracy
Airing on 9 October 2023, the Four Corners documentary Escalation involved ABC journalists engaging with several Perth-based climate defence groups in regard to the rising pushback by WA police against nonviolent protests aimed at defending the climate against human-caused global heating. ...
Man Refused Compensation Despite Nearly Dying Due to COVID-19 Vaccine
A Queensland man who suffered a heart injury almost died three times after a single dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 injection is not only barred from seeking compensation from the company due to protections for pharmaceutical companies put into place...
The Flaccid Diplomacy of Vassal State PM Anthony Albanese in the US
PM Anthony Albanese has again been in the United States standing side-by-side his local counterpart Joe Biden on podiums just like he did in March, when he and the American president laid out the details of the AUKUS pact, which...
NSW Premier Won’t Introduce Pill Testing, Despite Continuing Deaths and Calls From His Own Party
“Politics often presents the choice between the unpalatable and the disastrous,” said former NSW Labor premier Bob Carr, during a speech he gave to a 2022 Sydney drug law reform conference last year. Indeed, Carr’s alternates sum up exactly the...
Is Wage Theft a Criminal Offence in New South Wales?
A group of young Australians are preparing for a call action against fast food giant KFC, alleging that their employer did not provide mandatory breaks during their working shifts. The Fast Food Union is behind the class action, which has...
Supreme Court Overrules Parents’ Decision to Refuse Toddler Blood Transfusion
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has overruled the wishes of parents not to allow their daughter to be given a blood transfusion, reinforcing the longstanding family law rule that the interests of the child are paramount when making...
Suicide of Detained Teen Highlights the Desperate Need for Reform
The counter-productive and potentially catastrophic consequences of detaining youths in facilities designed for adults and treating them inhumanely has hit the headlines once again, with the tragic death of a boy who succumbed to his injuries a week after attempting...
What is the Knowledge Requirement for Drug Importation in Australia?
The Australian Federal Police arrested a man at Melbourne International Airport last week, over allegations he attempted to import 6 kilograms of heroin concealed in his luggage. The 67-year old Canberra resident was returning from a trip to Manila, Thailand...
