Federal Government Seeks to Expand its “God-like” Immigration Powers
With an election looming, and policies which claim to ‘protect’ our nation from ‘undesirables’ as popular as ever, the Morrison government is touting changes to the Migration Act 1958 which would make it easier to deport noncitizens. Government seeks to...
Jarryd Hayne Wins Appeal
Jarryd Hayne has had his sexual assault conviction quashed on appeal and a retrial has been ordered. The former football star was convicted last year of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, which is also known as sexual assault. ...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Government Raises the Bar Yet Again
The Federal Government has released a new definition for what it means to be ‘fully vaccinated’ against Covid-19. For Australians to be considered ‘fully vaccinated,’ they now need to have had three shots - the ‘double-dose’ of the vaccination, as...
Christian Porter and His Barrister Ordered to Pay Legal Costs
Former Attorney General Christian Porter has been ordered to pay more than $430,000 in legal costs relating to his defamation case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The costs were awarded to Jo Dyer, the friend of the woman only known...
NSW Government Faces Fresh Allegations of Pork Barrelling
The New South Wales government is again facing allegations of pork barrelling in relation to “The Refresh and Renew Programme”, a grants initiative set up to help struggling tourism operators across the state. More grant rorts uncovered The programme gave...
Federal Government Refuses to Establish Federal Corruption Watchdog
Only months away from the Federal Election, the Morrison Government has reneged on its promise to instate the Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) – the federal anti-corruption watchdog, despite the fact the proposed body would have significantly less investigative power than...
PM Apologises Over Parliamentary Sexual Abuse Scandal
In parliament recently, embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison said sorry to Brittany Higgins. “I am sorry. We are sorry. I am sorry to Ms Higgins for the terrible things that took place here. And the place that should have been...
Corporate Giant Accused of Systemic Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Another corporate global giant has been caught out covering up systemic bullying, assault and harassment within its Australian workplace. DP World, which operates ports in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Freemantle has been publicly called out by a number of its...
Criminal Conviction Recorded Against Child Over Brutal Attack
The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has reversed a judge’s decision not to record a conviction after a 15-year old teenage girl who pleaded guilty to charges including take and detain with the intention of obtaining an advantage,...
Mining Giant Under Fire for Workplace Toxicity, Social Irresponsibility and Environmental Destruction
Mining giant Rio Tinto has vowed to implement the recommendations of a review into its toxic workplace culture, but in the eyes of many Australians, the company will have to do much much more if it is to garner confidence...
