NSW Police Needs Greater Transparency Around Domestic Violence, Says DVNSW’s Renata Field
Currently, there are at least six senior police officers, who’ve recently been found guilty of serious domestic violence offences, yet they’re continuing to serve on the NSW Police Force. Indeed, over 2018-21, 56 officers were charged with domestic violence offences and...
Imprisoned for Defending the Climate: An Interview With Blockade Australia’s Max Curmi
After scaling multiple barbed wire fences to waltz into Sydney’s Port Botany, Max Curmi scaled a 60-metre-high crane at around 2 pm on 25 March and achieved his aim, which was to obstruct the loading of the ship beneath him,...
Climate Revolution Now: An Interview With Scientist Rebellion’s Karin Xuereb
Back in the day, the process of disseminating the message that the climate is collapsing to the point of no return was clear. The scientists did the research, produced the evidence, and the activists held public demonstrations to raise awareness....
Tibetan Independence Rising: An Interview with Tibetan Youth Congress’ Sonam Tsering
Tashi Phuntsok, an 81-year-old Tibetan man self-immolated out the front of the Chinese police station located next to Kirti Monastery in the Tibetan county of Ngaba on 27 March. Also known as Taphun, Phuntsok did this in protest of China’s ongoing...
A Progressive Voice for Change: An Interview With Greens for Page Kashmir Miller
As the May 21 federal election draws closer, Australian politics is perhaps in the gravest state it has ever been. The last three years of the Morrison government has been marked by multiple crises coupled with an inability and outright...
“Business as Usual Will Kill Us All”: An Interview With Fireproof Australia’s Danny Noonan
“I sat on the Spit Bridge that morning and I felt it like every other commuter around me. I saw people sitting in their cars with their schoolchildren trying to get to school,” NSW roads minister Natalie Ward told the...
The Death of Protest in NSW: An Interview With Greens MLC Abigail Boyd
The June 2020 Sydney Black Lives Matter protest rocked the city to its foundations. As it had a focus on NSW police brutality towards First Nations peoples, then police commissioner Mick Fuller tried to have it prohibited citing COVID grounds. And the...
“Redrawing the Lines of Power”: Peace Activist Jacob Grech on Mounting Global Tensions
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has entered into its second month despite early claims that it would be a fast takeover. And as the Ukrainian civilian population continues to be slaughtered, the Kremlin is now suggesting a potential de-escalation. But many...
“Racism Does Kill People”: Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi on an Anti-Racist Australia
Australia prides itself on being a vibrant multicultural society. The nation isn’t so proud of its high levels of racism, however. But for some reason, those holding onto positions of governance - the majority being white and overwhelmingly male -...
Boycott Elbit Systems: An Interview With Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Australia
A coalition of civil society organisations supporting the rights of Palestinians are calling on the Morrison government and the Andrews government to boycott their involvement with Israeli-based defence intelligence and weapons company Elbit Systems. This campaign was sparked by recent successful...
