Politics
USA Election – Voter Suppression and Supreme Court Conservative Bias
Trump is not an aberration but the end result of a “long game” by organised conservative American billionaire libertarians. Author......
Boarders across borders: Getting students home for the holidays
As state border crossings across Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory remain subject to quarantine requirements, rural parents with......
Species move closer to extinction, UN report finds
Overnight the United Nations released the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook report. Few of the targets set to meet by 2020......
UN Human Rights Committee to consider violations in Phillipines
President Rodrigo Duterte has led a brutal campaign against the drug trade, which has encouraged extra-judicial killings. But human rights......
Julian Assange Extradition Hearing – UK
Julian Assange is facing the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London for the resumption of his US extradition hearing.......
ACT Adopts Truth In Political Advertising Laws
“Fake News”, deliberate misinformation and cynical deception are increasingly common, and threaten the integrity of election processes in many countries.......
Feds seek power to review agreements between states and foreign powers
This week, the Federal government announced is seeking to obtain powers to review agreements between lower local governments and universities......
Press protections don’t go far enough: advocates
Warrants for information held by journalists will have to satisfy a public interest test under changes proposed by a parliamentary......
Premier’s renewable energy pledge
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s recent pledge to invest in renewable energy corridors across the state aims to deliver more secure full-time......
Grand theft water: Protecting our precious resource
According to The International Criminal Police Organization, as much as 30-50% of the world’s water supply is stolen annually. An......