Justice
Australian Bar Association asks to scrap mandatory sentencing
The Australian Bar Association has today urged state and federal governments to scrap mandatory sentencing in order to close the......
The community toll of a corporate crash
South Australian based steel and mining company Arrium looks to be in trouble. A announcement this morning that the company has......
Bangladesh’s poison water
Two decades after potentially deadly toxins were found in Bangladesh’s water supply, twenty million residents are still being affected. A......
Death penalty use on the rise
Amnesty International released its review into the global use of the Death Penalty and the results are saddening. Up 50%......
New paper refutes experiments on monkeys
The use of primates in research has long been argued as beneficial for medical breakthroughs. However, a new paper published......
VLAD laws get a stake to the heart
You could be arrested in Queensland for delivering a pizza to a bikie, under that states draconian Vicious Lawless Association......
Could we see a Whyalla wipeout?
The future of the South Australian steel town, Whyalla hangs in the balance today as creditors are furiously negotiating a......
They can’t stay: Dutton
Despite months of protests and campaigns to Let Them Stay, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the 90 asylum seeker......
New ad campaign combating violence against heath workers
A $1.35 million advertising campaign will be launched this weekend in a bid to reduce violence against paramedics and front......
Community legal funding shortfall warning for domestic violence victims
Community legal centres warn women facing domestic violence could find it harder to get help if an upcoming funding shortfall......