Social Justice
Eyes on NSW, QLD as birth certificate laws start in Victoria
Trans and gender diverse campaigners have Queensland and New South Wales in their sights after laws allowing for changes to......
Push to Abolish ‘Gay Panic Defence’ in SA
South Australia is the last state or territory in the country to still have the ‘Gay Panic Defence’, a legal argument......
Concerns Australia is sleepwalking towards a totalitarian state
Proposed new surveillance and questioning powers for ASIO have raised the concerns of the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Draft legislation tabled......
The Value of Immigrants; Economic and Otherwise
Calls for cuts in immigration from Shadow Immigration Minister Kristina Keneally were proposed as an opportunity to focus on empowering Australian......
First Nations families call to #Cleanoutprisons
Families of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have died in custody are telling their personal stories, and those......
Moluccan and West Papuan people targeted for peaceful protest
More than 70 West Papuan and Moluccan people are in jail in Indonesia, charged with treason and facing lengthy sentences......
Covid 19 – the one and a half billion dollar bonus
Nearly one and a half billion dollars has stayed in the pockets and households of pokie gamblers, as a result......
Over-policing concerns for Indigenous communities
Police surveillance across Australia has been increased to reduce the spread of Covid 19 by monitoring social distancing. However there......
The Long Road to Economic Recovery
Predictions about how quickly the economy can recover after Covid 19 is brought under control vary dramatically. For the global......
Effects of technology on children’s learning and behaviour
As schools try to quickly adapt to on line delivery of education a new study rings some alarm bells for......