The Wire

In February The Wire covered the UN’s refugee agency accusing Australia of serious violations of international law; the Human Rights Watch report into allegations of rape and sexual assault in Sri Lankan detention centres; single parents rallying against cuts to payments; the Australian Crime Commission’s investigation into performance enhancing drug use and the story of traditional Owner of the Djok lands in Kakadu, Jeffrey Lee, who was faced with the choice of protecting his heritage or becoming a very rich man when he found uranium deep under his feet.