‘Always was and always will be Aboriginal land’ is one of the primary phrases that opens the door to the foundations of the longest living culture on the planet.
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The Hotel Fiasco and the spooks
On 30 November 1983, Australia's CIA, the ASIS, held a terrorism and hostage training session at the Melbourne Sheraton Hotel, the problem was that they didn't tell the hotel they would be walking in armed to the teeth and wearing masks.
Australian Parliament's Inquiry into domestic and family violence
The Commonwealth Parliament recently launched- yet another- inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence. The second one this year and yet another inquiry into the issue, one of many in the last five years.
Home is the foundation of our lives
Recently the Parliament of Australia called for submissions from the public and civil society about how to alleviate homelessness in Australia.
2020 RMIT Higinbotham Lecture
The 2020 Higinbotham Lecture will be delivered by The Hon. Jill Hennessy MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Workplace Safety in the Victorian Government.
Australia's COVID-19 Response
Coronavirus, you know her. The Senate of the Parliament of Australia is asking for submissions on Australia’s handling of the pandemic, here is an excellent one.
People with disability and the criminal legal system
Recently, the Royal Commission released an issues paper asking for expert commentary on people with disability and the criminal legal system. You can have a read of the submission I wrote here.
COVID-19 And Prisons
I wrote a thing, in partnership with other folks who are a lot smarter than I can ever be. It’s about COVID-19 and prisons and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander folks.
Rent your home and struggling to pay rent because of COVID-19?
Do you live in Victoria (Aus) and rent your home and need help with rent and other stuff during COVID-19? Read on.
Explainer: how will the emergency release of NSW prisoners due to coronavirus work?
The New South Wales government has passed emergency legislation providing the Corrections Commissioner with powers to release some of the state’s 14,034 prisoners.
Analysis by Dr Thalia Anthony Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney
Legal Issues and the Victorian Bushfires, how to get free legal help
The State of Victoria has had a “State of Disaster” declared. This is what that means.
Also, if you need free legal help because you are impacted (or might be) by the Victorian bushfires contact Disaster Legal Help Victoria: 1800 113 432
Privatisation in Victoria
Victoria is the most privatised state in the nation.
I wrote a thing about it that went on to underpin policy that the Victorian Greens took to the Victorian election.