Call for independent body to investigate Indigenous deaths in custody
Calls for independent investigations and evidence of intergenerational trauma have marked the end of the inquest into Tane Chatfield’s death in custody.
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Author: Wendy John
Inquest into death in custody begins in the wake of #BLM protests
The inquest into the death in custody of a 22-year-old Gomeroi and Wakka Wakka man, has begun in the NSW Coroner’s Court.
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‘Winter is Coming’: a chilling warning for public interest journalism
On World Press Freedom Day, Wendy Johns asks once-jailed journalist Peter Greste, if anything can be done to thaw the chilling effect of Australia’s tougher national security laws, on public interest journalism.
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Ruby Princess passenger refuses to play the blame game
As Ruby Princess leaves Sydney for international waters, not all those who sailed on the ill-fated cruise are prepared to play the blame game.
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Toilet paper wars. Are we all just wildebeests?
Control, “fomo” and copycatting are several possible explanations for why the humble dunny roll has come to define Australia’s response to COVID-19.
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Koala chlamydia cure sitting on the shelf
A potential cure for a disease sweeping through Australia’s koala population, has been sitting on a laboratory shelf for almost two years.
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Fight to stop proposed ban of sex drug
A spike in emergency admissions has prompted the Federal Government to propose a ban on the party and sex drug amyl nitrite – commonly referred to as “poppers.”
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