What is ‘Reckless Indifference to Human Life’?
A Queensland mother who left her two babies sleeping in a car on a hot summer’s day has been committed to stand trial for murder. It is alleged Kerri-Ann Conley left her two young daughters, Darcey, aged two, and Chloe-Ann,...
Latham’s Anti-Trans Kids Laws Signal a Decline in the Christian Right
Self-professed atheist Mark Latham is a curious choice to have as the central force behind the Christian Right in this state. However, the NSW One Nation leader is currently driving the agenda for those who are also referred to as...
The Unholy Alliance Between Latham and Berejiklian Endangers Our Diverse Society
NSW One Nation Leader Mark Latham’s 8 May 2019 maiden speech in the NSW Legislative Council begins fairly innocuously. He rattles off the usual belief in “a fair go”, acknowledges the value the upper house has in state parliament, and...
“A Sword and Not a Shield”: Professor Simon Rice on Latham’s Religious Freedom Laws
That people should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs is something that a majority living within our secular society would agree upon. Indeed, persecuting someone because of adherence to a particular faith is akin to discrimination on...
Coalition Prosecutes Those Who Expose Corruption, While the Real Criminals Walk Free
As the prosecutions of prominent whistleblowers are slowly proceeding through the courts in Canberra, a growing number of citizens are questioning why this nation’s authorities persecute and penalise those who expose corruption, while the real criminals are permitted to walk...
Latham’s Religious Freedoms Laws Entrench Discrimination: An Interview Greens MP Jenny Leong
A lot of people are scratching their heads this week over how it came to be that NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham’s Religious Freedoms and Equality Bill 2020 went through the parliamentary review process and came out the other...
The Racialised Violence of Settler Colonialism: An Interview With Deathscapes’ Joseph Pugliese
Speaking of fake news, the nation of Australia was founded upon it. The British staked their claim over the largest island on the planet under the legal fiction of terra nullius: that there were no occupants of the land prior...
Jailing Is Failing: An Interview With the Justice Reform Initiative’s Dr Mindy Sotiri
With 12,707 adults incarcerated in the NSW prison system last September, this state continues to be the greatest incarcerator in the country. Although, NSW crime rates - especially those involving property - have been dropping since the 1970s, with this...
Government’s Attack Dogs Raid Union Properties
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), working jointly with NSW Police Force, executed search warrants earlier this week on several trade union-related properties in Sydney, including the headquarters of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the home...
The ICAC and NSW Corruption Offences
Counsel assisting the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) Scott Robertson SC wrote to premier Gladys Berejiklian on 21 October notifying her that in December, he’ll be issuing his draft submission relating to the evidence unearthed at recent hearings involving her....
