Political Correctness, Racial Profiling and Policing
Last weekend saw groups of young people rioting through the city of Melbourne, disrupting the city’s annual Moomba family festival. Melbourne police reported that the property damage and violence carried out towards festivalgoers was largely the work of the Apex...
Spitting at a Baby, What’s the World Coming to?
Last week, a four-month old baby and her grandfather were enjoying a peaceful afternoon stroll down Crown Street in Surry Hills when a man, completely unknown to them, approached the pair and spat in the baby’s face. The man then...
Honest Cop Fights for Justice
You might remember our blog last year about brave cop Rick Flori, who was charged with ‘misconduct in public office’ after allegedly releasing footage of four Queensland police officers brutally assaulting a 21-year-old man in 2012. The footage showed Noa Begic...
Outrage Over Gang Rape Article
Senior journalist Paul Sheehan recently penned an apology for his negligent article featured in the Sydney Morning Herald last week, where he had detailed allegations of an horrific and violent gang rape of a Sydney nurse in 2002. Mr Sheehan’s...
Brutal Arrest Video Leads to Calls for Action
Earlier this week, footage was posted of a brutal arrest on the Gold Coast, where a police officer is seen delivering multiple blows to a 22-year-old man while he is pinned to the ground (above). It was Valentine’s day, and Paul...
Violence Against Women a “National Disgrace”
It was less than six months ago that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull conceded violence against women is a “national disgrace”. Announcing $100 million in federal funding to help address the problem, he called for a “cultural shift” in men’s attitudes...
Amnesty Calls for Independent Review of Alleged Police Brutality
Imagine this: five police officers burst through the door of your home one night. They grab your 16-year-old son, claiming he is being arrested for domestic violence. Not only do they tackle the boy, they enter your 17-year-old daughter’s room...
The Milgram Experiment: Torturing People to Satisfy Authorities
In the aftermath of World War II, the true horror of the Holocaust became apparent to the world. But it wasn’t just German military officers who were complicit in the atrocities – a large segment of the general population, from...
High Court Rules on Offshore Detention
In a long-awaited landmark judgment, the High Court of Australia ruled this week that the Federal Government’s policy of detaining refugees in offshore detention centres is legal. The case was brought by the Human Rights Law Centre, acting for a...
Australians Sick of ‘Coward Punch’ Attacks
By January 2014, Australians were sick and tired of young people’s lives being destroyed by mindless violence during nights of heavy drinking. Devastating one punch attacks, which were then referred to as “king hits”, were causing increasing concern. At that...
