Those first casualties: Stephen Keim SC speech at the Moorooka Mosque (3/10/14)

6 Oct 2014 | Terrorism terminology is “slippery” and many governments engage in war crimes and crimes ...  

The bride stripped burqa: The dance of the seven veils

4 Oct 2014 | The current furore over the burqa is nothing new, says contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawren ...  

Losing our freedoms without a thought

30 Sep 2014 | We now have a new series of legislations limiting freedoms, but very little discussion about their ...  

Australia's meek media: Why giving more powers to spies and cops is dumb

24 Sep 2014 | The war on terror is now starkly presented as being on our doorstep. The sensible response is seen ...  

Ferguson and the powers of the police

22 Aug 2014 | The shooting of a young black man by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, has caused a conv ...  

Data retention: Lawyers on the wire

8 Aug 2014 | Attorney-General George Brandis' "car crash" went viral on social media yesterday. Lawyer and ...  

Tony and Soapy's metadata meddling: Unfair, unwise and unsafe

7 Aug 2014 | Abbott and Brandis like to loudly proclaim their commitment to “freedom of speech”, however ...  

Bernard Gaynor has been kicked out of the army. Good.

5 Aug 2014 | Following Major Bernard Gaynor's sacking from the Australian Army for his relentless homophobic ...  

Christmas Island child detainees: Australia's cruelty and inhumanity

1 Aug 2014 | Paediatrics Professor Elizabeth Elliott was invited by the Human Rights Commission to examine the ...  

Israel — and the words the White House will not say

1 Aug 2014 | If the West Wing called Netanyahu a terrorist who was killing children, he could not survive as ...  

Israel's 'little bit fascist' Gaza destruction

19 Jul 2014 | The media continues to display the Gaza situation as a conflict between equals, but in fact ...  

NSW Workers Compensation changes restrict workers' rights

18 Jul 2014 | The NSW Government has proven that the focus of their Workers Compensation changes, was to cut the ...  

Sgot Moralsnone delivers children to their family's murderers

13 Jul 2014 | It seems Scott Morrison has kidnapped three children on the high seas and handed them to the same ...  

Australia's refugee kidnapping: Our own Voyage of the Damned

10 Jul 2014 | What happens to 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers held by Australia in a prison ship on the high seas ...  

Campbell Newman and the rule of law

26 Jun 2014 | Premier Campbell Newman either does not understand the principles of the separation of powers, or ...  

Peter Greste and Al Jazeera: Death on the Nile

25 Jun 2014 | The unjust conviction of Peter Greste and other Al Jazeera journalists continues a long and often ...  

Refugee Week does little to restore hope for asylum seekers

23 Jun 2014 | Last week was Refugee Week, however Lyn Bender sees little to celebrate in Australia’s ongoing ...