Sex workers and their allies gathered on Gadigal land in Belmore Park on October 28 to protest the Australian Border Force and various Australia-wide police being given permission to raid brothels. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Federal Court Justice Stephen McDonald ruled that the Zionist Federation of Australia could proceed with its lawsuit against journalist Mary Kostakidis. Paul Gregoire reports.
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The leniency of a community correction order handed to a man who ran down two Aboriginal men, killing one and seriously injuring the other, is being challenged, including by the dead man’s sister and the Department of Public Prosecutions. Paul Gregoire reports.
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The International and Peaceful Network Australia has published an open letter calling on defence minister Richard Marles to stop sending weapons and parts to Israel. Paul Gregoire asked Kellie Tranter about Australian complicity in the Gaza genocide.
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While the Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle will not spend time in prison, the law needs to be reformed so other whistleblowers can come forward without fear of prosecution, argues Paul Gregoire.
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NSW Premier Chris Minns has said he will not appear before the NSW Legislative Council inquiry established to ascertain how long he had known that an explosive-laden caravan, found on a Dural property, might be a setup. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Very little is known about the circumstances of young Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White’s, death in custody because the police and state have closed ranks. Paul Gregoire reports on the push-back against this criminal pattern.
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Australian-made weapons parts have ended up with the Israeli Defense Force, which is more reason for the Thorpe-Payman Genocide Red-Lines Bills to be supported by the next parliament. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Human Rights Watch criticised the Western Australia government for the alarming rise in the forcible removal of Aboriginal children from their families. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Labor is defying a United Nations order to ensure the Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region are able to decide how they develop their traditional land. Paul Gregoire reports.
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International classical pianist Jayson Gillham, who was cancelled after speaking out for Palestinian journalists during a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recital, is seeking a public apology and compensation. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Protesters, including Aunty Gail Hickey, are still demanding that the NSW Police officers that chased TJ Hickey to his death in 2004 be brought to justice. Paul Gregoire reports.