The Law
No trees, No Treaty
Thursday, October 29 2020
Djab Wurrung woman Sissy Eileen Austin stood down from her elected position on the Victorian First Peoples Assembly yesterday in......
Gel blasters toys now require gun license in South Australia
Wednesday, October 28 2020
Gel blasters are dividing opinions across Australia, on whether they should be classified as toys or firearms requiring regulation. On......
Australia condemns invasive examination of women in Doha
Tuesday, October 27 2020
Australia has reported gross concern to Qatari authorities after female passengers onboard a Doha to Sydney flight were forced to......
United Nations ban on nuclear weapons ratified
Monday, October 26 2020
The 50 nation threshold required to ratify the United Nations treaty to ban nuclear weapons was officially passed yesterday. This......
Terror In France
Tuesday, October 20 2020
Terror has reigned over the Western world once again, with an attack occurring just outside of Paris late last week.......
Storm Clouds gathering over Crown, amid new probe by AUSTRAC
Monday, October 19 2020
The board of Crown Resorts have had a difficult fortnight with a high-stakes inquiry continuing to uncover poor oversight of......
AFP drops case against ABC reporter
Friday, October 16 2020
The Australian Federal Police have dropped their case against ABC journalist Dan Oakes for revealing possible war crimes committed by......
Does freedom from free will mean freedom from the law?
Friday, October 16 2020
There has been a long-standing debate over whether humans really are responsible for their actions – whether we have free......
New calls to criminalise coercive control
Monday, October 12 2020
Domestic and family violence groups and survivor advocates have launched a new campaign to make coercive control a crime. Women’s......
Criminalising coercive control: a win or a waste of time?
Friday, October 2 2020
Since the killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children earlier this year, there has been significant public attention focused......