Aussie Politicians Join International Calls for Assange’s Release
Letters of support are pouring in for Julian Assange on the anniversary of his fourth year behind bars in Belmarsh prison in the UK, but the hypocrisy of Australian politicians at this time shouldn’t go unnoticed. In the US this...
Labor Refuses War Powers Reform, as Albanese Retains Decision to Enter China Conflict
Prior to being elected, federal Labor twice promised to hold an inquiry into whether the decision to enter into overseas wars should remain one for the PM and a handful of select ministers or, alternatively, be a decision made by...
The Criminal Indictment of Donald Trump: Justice or Political Persecution?
Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan, New York. He is the first person in US history to serve as president, and then be charged with a crime. Specific charges against Mr Trump...
Far-Right Israeli Government Moves to Undermine Power of the Judiciary
Israel’s democratic standing has long been questionable, as it operates as an apartheid state. However, the current Netanyahu coalition government, the most right-wing administration the nation has ever seen, is set to erode democracy even further. Israeli justice minister Yariv Levin...
As Tensions Mount With China, Dan Duggan’s US Extradition Looks Increasingly Political
The most recent development in the case of former US Marine Corps fighter pilot Daniel Duggan, who’s currently held in isolation at Lithgow maximum-security prison, involves suggestions that the 54-year-old was lured back to Australia from China to commence US extradition...
UK Takes Steps to Stop the Illegal Strip-Searching of Kids, While the Practise Continues Unabated in NSW
The illegal strip-searching of children by police officers is an issue of great concern both here in Australia as well as overseas, with the degrading, humiliating and ineffective procedure having the potential to leave long-lasting psychological scars on some of...
Packed Marrickville Peace Meeting Says, ‘No to AUKUS and War on China, Mr Albanese’
A crowd of concerned community members packed Marrickville Town Hall last Sunday afternoon, 19 March, to mark 20 years since the beginning of the war in Iraq and reflect on how lessons learnt from lies told then, might inform current debate...
“Robot Lawyer” Faces First Lawsuit
The creator of chatbot software dubbed “Robot Lawyer” which supplies legal information and documents purportedly tailored to the needs of clients is being sued for providing “substandard” and “poor legal advice”. United States-based legal services company, DoNotPay, was established in...
Albanese Gifts Australian Autonomy to US, as We Become Frontline in War on China
A visually uncomfortable Anthony Albanese featured on The Project on Thursday night, as appearing on the popular TV program, the PM could no longer deliver the friendly banter the country had grown used to over his honeymoon period, as we all...
“Doing the Bidding of the United States”: Senator Shoebridge on the Dan Duggan Extradition
During the 4th of March Sydney Belmarsh Tribunal into the ongoing incarceration of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a London prison whilst the United States seeks to extradite the Australian publisher, Greens Senator David Shoebridge raised a case with striking similarities....
