Dutton Vows to Punish Asylum Seekers, By Reopening Christmas Island
Dutton is yet again gunning to punish. And as the international borders are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the home affairs minister hasn’t been able to wield his fist in the air of late, as he orders the deportation...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
We’ve heard about the anti-maskers threatening retail workers and about the woman who assaulted a police officer. We read about people lying to police to get across interstate borders and about the people who’ve tested positive to Covid-19 flouting social...
Seven Years Too Long: End Offshore Immigration Detention
The 19 July 2020 marked seven years since asylum seekers arriving in this country by boat were sent into indefinite offshore detention without hope of being settled here. And on Sunday, as protesters gathered at Sydney Town Hall to demonstrate...
Faced With Multiple Domestic Crises, Morrison Picks a War With China
As the prime minister launched the 2020 Defence Strategic Update on 1 July, he assured those gathered at the Australian Defence Force Academy that the plan “will guide our nation through one of the most challenging times we have known...
Further Reports of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
As the nation awaits the findings of an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, there’s new evidence that Australian Forces killed up to 10 unarmed Afghan civilians during a 2012 raid in Kandahar Province. Australian sources and Afghan witnesses have...
If Immigration Detainees Aren’t Released, a COVID Outbreak Seems Imminent
For a moment there, many Australians thought the COVID-19 pandemic was over. Even now, as the number of cases in Victoria rises dramatically, other regions around the country, like Queensland and the Northern Territory, are reopening their borders. Whereas Sydneysiders...
Australia Resumes Deporting Kiwis
Australia has resumed its controversial policy of deporting New Zealanders who fail the ‘character test’ back to their country of birth, reigniting tensions before the former ANZAC allies. About 30 New Zealanders will be sent home via a charter flight...
Australia Gives the Nod to Israeli Expansion in Occupied Palestine
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated on 30 June that his country’s newly established coalition government will be pressing ahead with plans to annex up to 30 percent of the occupied West Bank, despite missing the original 1 July commencement...
Canadian Activists Hand Out Free Drugs to Highlight Overdose Crisis
Drug User Liberation Front members appeared at an intersection in the Canadian city of Vancouver on 24 June and handed out free clean cocaine and opiates to highlight the issue of rising overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result...
What is the Offence of Grooming a Child for Unlawful Sexual Activity?
The Jeffrey Epstein case has all the hallmarks of the conduct exposed by the #MeToo movement: A wealthy man in a powerful position taking advantage of vulnerable young women. But there is a significant difference. In the case of Jeffrey...
