End the Stolen Generation: An Interview with GMAR’s Aunty Hazel Collins
Currently, there are 15,000 Indigenous children living in out-of-home care in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are nine times more likely to be forcibly removed from their families, than non-Indigenous children. A report released by Family Matters -...
Helping Trans Youth: An Interview with Inner City Legal Centre’s Hilary Kincaid
Sammi is an 18-year-old transgender woman who lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She’s a keen photographer and a filmmaker. “Like approximately 4 in 2,000 kids I was born into the wrong body,” Sammi explains. “With a birth certificate telling me...
The Rights of Prisoners: An Interview with Brett Collins, Coordinator of Justice Action
The rights of prisoners is a contentious issue. There are many in the community who believe that once a person has committed a crime, they should lose all of their rights. Some go as far as to say that inmates...
Harm Minimisation and Beyond: An Interview with Unharm’s Will Tregoning
Australia has a long history of harm minimisation. Since 1985, reducing the risks associated with drug use has formed the basis of the nation’s National Drug Strategy. Indeed, Australia has been a world leader in a field that acknowledges some...
The Life of a Former NSW Judge: An Interview with John Nicholson SC
John Nicholson SC has had a long and illustrious career within the NSW judicial system. On 23 July 2001, he was sworn in as a judge of the NSW District Court. But prior to law, he had a number of...
Just Let Me Die: An Exclusive Interview with an Inmate Facing Life Imprisonment
Garry is facing life imprisonment in NSW for a crime he says he did not commit. His defence lawyer has told him that, at best, he could get ten to fifteen years in prison. His case has a non-publication order...
Reclaim the Streets: An Exclusive Interview with Ivan Crozier
On the first of this month, around 2,000 revellers converged upon Sydney Park to party at the latest Reclaim the Streets event. Dressed in an array of quirky clothing, attendees gathered around the seven sound systems stationed in the park...
Legalise Cannabis: An Exclusive Interview with 420 organiser Chris Hindi
Last Sunday, the Free Cannabis community 420 picnic was held in Sydney’s Victoria Park. The event saw about 170 marijuana enthusiasts turn up, light up and get high. It’s the fourth picnic Free Cannabis NSW has organised this year, aiming...
Save Sydney Park from WestConnex: An Exclusive Interview with Anne Picot
Sydney Park is a huge green space in the heart of the city’s inner west. The 41.6 hectares of parkland provides a recreational space for thousands of locals who live in the surrounding urban sprawl. However, the park is under...
Largest Prison Strike in US History: An Exclusive Interview with Azzurra Crispino
The largest prison strike in US history is in its third week. But you may not know it, as for the most part, the mainstream media in the States has been ignoring this unprecedented action. Tens of thousands of inmates...
