BIZARRE: David heilpern - What They Never Told You

The royal commission into antisemitism’s interim report should improve safety. But what’s revelatory is what it does not recommend

Virginia Bell has not recommended urgent restrictions on protests or marches, the banning of phrases or the restriction of immigration

The Guardian - AU · May 1

Slain fugitive could become sovereign citizen 'martyr'

Double police killer Dezi Freeman may now be considered a martyr by some who share his extreme anti-government beliefs, experts have warned.

AAP · Mar 31

Bunnings accused of ‘greenwashing’ timber amid concerns about supplier’s illegal logging

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26

NSW Labor divided over Chris Minns’ plan to extend controversial youth bail laws

Exclusive: MLC Stephen Lawrence tells party room government is putting state on ‘slippery slope’ to more punitive approach

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2025

‘Why didn’t you tell anyone?’: the perceptions about ‘real rape’ that are so hard to shake

Community attitudes and laws have changed when it comes to sexual assault and how victim-survivors behave. Yet rape myths still have power – both in and out of the courtroom

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2025

NSW community justice centres will be scrapped next year - it’s enshittification in action

The public mediation service where I work has been keeping the peace at no cost to participants for 40 years. But now it’s closing without inquiry or consultation

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2024

Calls to shut down 'scam' sovereign citizen websites

A former NSW magistrate has called for people making money from pseudo-legal "sovereign citizen" claims to be prosecuted as frauds.

AAP · Nov 23, 2023

Calls to exclude medicinal cannabis users from new SA drug-driving rules

The SA Greens and a former magistrate of 22 years are among those calling for a reform in new SA drug-driving rules that could see medicinal cannabis users stripped of their licence at a roadside drug test.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Ballina woman Lindy Lucena's family mourn her 'happy soul' during anti-domestic violence vigil

Hundreds of residents turned out to mourn the death of a Ballina woman earlier this month, and to push for an end to domestic violence.

ABC News · Jan 15, 2023

Canberra woman escapes drug-driving conviction after saying she unknowingly inhaled ice smoke at party

An ACT magistrate dismissed the drug-driving charges after authorities could not prove Karlene Helmling was sufficiently drug-affected to pose a safety threat.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022