Social Justice
New Progressive International launches: Internationalism or Extinction
The Progressive International, endorsed and supported by Arundhati Roy, Bernie Sanders, Naomi Klein and Yanis Varoufakis, seeks to unite, organise......
Eden-Monaro by-election: Two local women contest the seat
The Eden-Monaro by-election will now be a contest between Liberal Dr Fiona Kotvojs, a local beef farmer, and Labor’s Kristy......
Domestic Violence Senate Inquiry “Failure”
On 26 February this year the Senate referred an inquiry into domestic violence with particular regard to violence against women......
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......