ADF leadership ‘protected’ air force chaplain’s abuser, royal commission hears Nikki Coleman accuses senior leadership of being ‘cowards’, telling inquiry she was urged not to complain about her abuser The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2023
Protesters interrupt ANU event – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
Sixty new defence industry jobs at Williamtown The project puts the Hunter at the heart of Australia's defence industry. Newcastle Herald · Aug 28, 2023
Should 'Sensitivity Training' Be Forced on Southwest Airlines? A Texas judge ordered that the airline submit to training on the rights of religious believers after losing a religious discrimination lawsuit. Reason · Aug 28, 2023
US Marines killed after aircraft crashes during military drill in Australia The incident took place north of Darwin as some 2,500 troops from five countries began joint military exercises. Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2023
Wellbeing of non-religious ADF personnel at risk, former recruiter warns Number of evangelical chaplains has increased in recent years despite majority of Australian defence force personnel not being religious The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2023
Judge rules that Southwest failed to follow his order in a flight attendant's free-speech case A federal judge is heaping sanctions on Southwest Airlines for, he says, failing to follow his orders in a case involving a fired flight attendant's free-speech rights The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
TX judge imposes training by hate group "Brantley Starr's order would let courts force lawyers to undergo religious indoctrination sessions," analyst warns Salon · Aug 8, 2023
Rebel attacks in restive northeastern Congo kill at least 21 people over the weekend, officials say Officials and activists say that rebel groups — including one with ties to the Islamic State group — killed at least 21 people in restive northeastern Congo over the weekend The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023
Greens push Labor to release declassified climate crisis report ‘full of explosive truths’ Transparency would help MPs ‘weigh up predicted wars, water shortages and supply chain collapses against every new coal and gas approval’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2023
Afternoon Update: hope lost of finding Taipan crash crew; Sydney records hottest July; and the wife behind a famous author The defence minister, Richard Marles, has said a thorough investigation will be launched after a helicopter crashed on a training mission in Queensland The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023
Morning Mail: Taipan’s future in doubt after crash, Pakistan rally blast, EVs surge in popularity Taipan helicopters might never be flown again by the ADF after a crash during military training exercises in waters off Queensland on Friday The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023
Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands An Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an IAF C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian Ocean, close to Indonesia in early July, sources said The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023
Taipan helicopters may not be flown by ADF again, experts say, as search for missing crew continues The cause of the accident is still unknown and is being probed by investigators who arrived on Sunday The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2023 ADF has 108 evangelical chaplains with each representing just 15 members Critics say it is time to stop rise within Australian defence force of ‘not just the fundamentalist chaplains but chaplains in general’
The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2023 Woman in anti-LGBTQ+ supreme court case did make wedding site after all, report says Lorie Smith had argued her right to free speech regarding her opposition to same-sex marriage was ‘chilled’ by Colorado’s law
The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023 Chinese intelligence expected to monitor Australia’s Talisman Sabre military exercises Thirteen countries, including the US, Japan and Indonesia, are part of the two-week training exercises, which have logistics as a key focus
Newcastle Herald · Jul 17, 2023 Military helicopters to fly over Newcastle in training operation This year's Talisman Sabre will be the 10th and largest in the biennial exercise's history.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023 Robin Abcarian: How the ripple effect of the Supreme Court's 303 Creative decision could swamp civil rights Now that the legal door has been opened to anti-LGBTQ+ bigots or racists, there's just no telling how far the Supreme Court's license to discriminate will go.
Newcastle Herald · Jul 11, 2023 Williamtown surveillance plane to be deployed in fight against Russia The sophisticated aircraft and a crew of up to 100 will head to Germany later this year.
The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2023 US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world American groups have helped to establish global web who share ideas and funding in bid to restrict gay and trans rights
Salon · Jul 3, 2023 Fraud justice: SCOTUS duped by fake case Far-right lawyers created a phony "victim" in made-up case — and the justice with the stolen seat wrote the opinion
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023 First Thing: Christian ‘hate group’ funds US anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion organizations Alliance Defending Freedom distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to fringe groups attacking trans, gay and abortion rights. Plus, Ketanji Jackson’s impassioned affirmative action dissent
The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2023 Revealed: Christian legal non-profit funds US anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion organizations Alliance Defending Freedom distributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to fringe groups attacking trans, gay and abortion rights
Salon · Jun 29, 2023 SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ case may be fabricated Man named in suit says he never requested a gay wedding website — and is married to a woman