NEWS
ODDP failures prove reform essential to protect identities of First Nations kids
A parliamentary inquiry is hearing evidence today concerning the unauthorised disclosure by the Office of Director of Public Prosecutors of identifying information of a First Nations young person to 2GB. Legal peak bodies and experts are calling for urgent reform to strengthen identity protections for children and young people in...
$32 million lost by the Forestry Corporation in Public Native Forest Logging
The NSW Forestry Corporation has lost a further $32 million of public money through their logging of public native forests. The Forestry Corporation’s 2024-25 Annual Report was tabled in the NSW Parliament and reveals that the NSW community has had to pay $76 million to the Forestry Corporation over the...
Destruction of nature for transmission infrastructure proves biodiversity offsets are nature negative
Labor Premier Chris Minns and Environment Minister Penny Sharpe are facing criticism from multiple sides of politics over their handling of the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) following revelations that scores of native vegetation had been cleared to make way for a renewable energy project. An estimated 670...
NSW Parliament holds off weaker gun laws while protecting Kosciuszko National Park
The NSW Parliament has finished its final sitting week of 2025 with a double win for the environment and invasive species management, with a bill from the Shooters Party to weaken gun laws failing to get through, and the repeal of the laws protecting invasive species in the Kosciuszko National...
No mention of racism in police fact-sheet detailing hate crime against Palestinian man at Nazi-backed rally
Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon is under pressure to investigate how and why the police prosecution of the racist abuse and assault on Palestinian man Shamikh Badra, which occurred on a train by a person who had attended the Nazi-backed March for Australia, did not even mention these important facts before...
Premier encouraged to intervene after First Nations performing artist prevented from playing at NSW Parliament House
Staff from the Premier’s Department prevented Jayden Kitchener-Waters, a proud Gomeroi and Ngiyampaa man and performing artist, from playing at the NSW Parliament. Mr Kitchener-Waters was set to perform for the Premier’s Public Service Awards, but two staff members asked him to not perform because his guitar read “fuck the...
Child sex abuse in Maitland church goes without investigation
A Youth Group Leader at the Maitland Evangelical Church took his own life in 2022 on the same day he was reported to the Police for child sexual abuse. Matthew Briggs’ victims ranged in age from seven to fourteen years of age, but no investigation was possible due to his...
Doli incapax reforms are welcome, but Minns still refusing to fix youth justice crisis
The Minns Labor Government has announced that it will legislate the existing doli incapax presumption, introduce new mandatory considerations for courts, and expand access to diversionary options for some children. The package follows an independent review commissioned earlier this year. Greens MP and spokesperson for Justice, Sue Higginson, has welcomed...
First Nations deaths in custody risks will increase during worst year on record thanks to Minns Government Bill, say experts
First Nations peak bodies, University Law Schools and legal experts have been critical of the Minister for Corrections Anoulack Chanthivong for progressing laws that will worsen the risks of deaths in custody following the NSW State Coroner’s rare statement criticizing the worst year for First Nations deaths in custody on...
Premier Chris Minns under fire over conflict of interest and non-disclosure
Questions have arisen over the Premier's conduct and non-disclosure of his potential conflict of interest surrounding prison law changes and the influence of an immediate family member. ICAC regulations require disclosure of conflicts of interest where immediate family members may influence and stand to benefit from the decision made by...