On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. Image: DIAC images, via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. The landmark decision overturns the case of Al-Kateb, which had authorised indefinite detention…
An inquiry by the Senate into ADHD has found substantial barriers to consistent, timely assessment and support for the condition. Image: Tara Winstead, via Pexels An inquiry by the Senate into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found substantial barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment and support for the condition. The report draws…
Over 35 tonnes of illegal vapes, suspected to contain nicotine and estimated to be worth approximately $11 million, have been seized by authorities across Australia. Image: Pannet, via Wikimedia Commons Over 35 tonnes of vapes, suspected to contain nicotine and estimated to be worth approximately $11 million, have been seized by authorities across Australia. A…
Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout, with customers across Australia reporting outages since 4am this morning. Image: cogdogblog, via Wikimedia Commons Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout as both mobile and broadband customers across Australia have been left without service since approximately 4am this morning. Businesses, banks, trains and hospitals are…
A park in Darwin, Northern Territory. Source: Lance Vanlewen, Wikimedia Commons Private security guards, who are being paid millions of dollars by the Northern Territory government to patrol the streets of Darwin, have been unlawfully moving homeless people on in their sleep. The guards come from a company called Territory Protective Services (TPS), and often…
Photos and children’s shoes in Queens Gardens, Brisbane, representing just some of the children killed in Gaza. Source: Melody Kelly The leaders of 18 UN agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, expressing their “shock and horror” at the surging number of Palestinian civilian deaths. The UN leaders made a…
The Royal Hotel in Daylesford, Victoria. Source: Mattinbgn, Wikimedia Commons Five people were killed when a car veered across a footpath and hit diners at the Royal Hotel in Daylesford on Sunday evening. Police say the victims were from two Victorian families who knew each other and were visiting Daylesford over the long weekend. Those…
Brisbane’s biggest rally for Palestine in history. Source: Justice For Palestine Meanjin – Brisbane on Facebook This weekend saw the biggest rallies for Palestine ever across major cities in Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. Both Brisbane and Melbourne recorded their biggest Palestine rallies, with around 8,000 in Brisbane and an estimated over 50,000 in…
Pet pig Kevin Bacon has returned home. Image credit: Chelsea Rumbaugh, Facebook. A pet pig named Kevin Bacon has returned to his Pennsylvania home after running away more than two weeks ago. The 90-kilogram pet escaped from his new Gettysburg, Pennsylvania property on 14 October. It is believed that Kevin knocked over a post and…
Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges laid against him. Image credit: Cointelegraph, Wikimedia Commons FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of defrauding customers of his cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial crime cases in the United States. The 12-person jury reached a guilty verdict on all charges laid against him on Thursday…