What are the Rules for Strip Searches in New South Wales?
The number of strip searches conducted by police officers in New South Wales has increased twenty-fold over the past twenty years, and the figures continue to rise despite multiple inquiries finding these invasive procedures are routinely being conducted in contravention...
Law, Defences and Penalties for Speed Racing, Drag Racing and Burnouts in NSW
The adrenalin that comes with having a drag race or doing a burnout may be appealing to some, especially younger drivers who revel in the thrill of driving powerful cars. But it’s important to be aware undertaking these activities on...
Gomeroi Victory Over Santos: An Interview With Gomeroi Elder Aunty Maria “Polly” Cutmore
A three justice bench of the Federal Court of Australia ruled on 6 March that the decision of the National Native Title Tribunal to greenlight the Santos Narrabri gas project to proceed on Gomeroi Country on 19 December 2022, does...
The Horrors of Gaza Soar, as the US-Backed Israeli Genocide Continues Six Months On
The next stage of the Gaza genocide that the Israeli military has its sights on is a ground invasion of Rafah, where more than one million Palestinians are gathered after the Netanyahu government has killed close to 32,000 people, with...
Court’s Tripling of Climate Defending Duo’s Prison Sentence Is a Sign of Things to Come
Victorian County Court Judge David Sexton outlined on Tuesday that Violet CoCo and Brad Homewood might have been “well-intentioned” in raising the climate alarm, but their method of blocking lanes of a bridge to do so, “caused a significant risk...
Howard’s Duping the Public on Iraq Should Stand as Warning to the Present
Australia following the US into a foreign war is pertinent at present. The slow understanding that China was starting to be framed as an adversary in the media commenced circa 2017 and, since last March’s San Diego AUKUS announcement, it’s...
“A Kick in the Guts”: Higginson on Minn’s “Retrograde” Crackdown on Youth Crime
The major parties are fast losing touch with their respective constituencies. And no matters reveal this more clearly at the federal level of late than the genocide in Gaza and the AUKUS submarine deal. But state governments are too failing...
A Year in It’s Certain, Chris Minns Is a Liberal Premier Dressed in Labor Trappings
The last NSW election, as usual, had Labor and the Liberals pitted against each other for governance. But the difference in the pre-election campaign, it was often remarked, was the seeming interchangeability between the leaders of each major both in...
New South Wales Introduces Fining Scheme for All Prohibited Drugs
The Minns government launched the Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) on 29 February 2024 with little fanfare, which is a shame because it does mark a long-pushed-for improvement on the zero-tolerance law enforcement approach to personal drug possession that had...
NSW Police Under Fire for Illegally Conducting Warrantless Searches
The practice of searches by New South Wales police officers without a valid warrant is again under fire, and for good reason. New figures have come to light which reveal that police officers in our state stop and search an...
