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Synagogue Attack: The unashamed trashing of the rule of law by news outlets

The attack last week on a Melbourne synagogue is undoubtedly a criminal offence. But according to the News Limited media outlets, many in the Jewish...

09.12.2024 20

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“Systemic criminality”: The reality of Israel’s destruction of Gaza

“Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and...

25.10.2024 10

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Equality under the law: the differing treatment of Hezbollah and Israel in Australia

Last week the federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was asked by a journalist about the process for making Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based political and...

08.10.2024 10

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Tasmanian Holocaust Centre must reflect the horror of genocide in Palestine

In the past 5 years both the Morrison and Albanese governments have provided funding to enable each state and territory to build, or expand on an...

01.10.2024 10

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UN Palestine vote: Australia shows it lacks a backbone

Why is it that successive Australian Governments cannot bring themselves to call out Israel for what it is? A state that constantly ignores...

19.09.2024 60

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Israel lobby’s attack on Kostakidis threatens everyone’s right to free speech

Mary Kostakidis is one of Australia’s finest journalists, but more than that, she also resolutely stands against oppression and injustice. I...

16.07.2024 10

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Assange – the aftermath

On March 12 last year, former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr summed up why the Americans were determined to send the now free Julian Assange to...

01.07.2024 10

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How a rainbow coalition of Australian politicians came together to push for Julian Assange’s freedom

In late 2012 I had a call from John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. I had done some advocacy on the Assange case for the Australian Lawyers...

27.06.2024 20

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Protecting our citizens from complicity in Israel’s war crimes

Earlier this year we co-authored two op-eds on this site (“The prosecution of Australians complicit in Israel’s crimes in Gaza” (29 February...

20.06.2024 7

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US in high-risk legal gamble as court grants Assange leave to appeal extradition

The US is playing a high-risk legal game in refusing to fold its tent and walk away from the prosecution of Australian citizen Julian Assange for...

21.05.2024 20

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Now is the time for Albanese to dial up pressure on Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange

The UK high court’s decision to grant leave to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appeal an extradition request to the US in respect of...

21.05.2024 70

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Over 700 Australian lawyers call for the Australian government to take immediate action to ensure a lasting peace in the Middle East and uphold international law

In another significant show of solidarity by the Australian legal profession, more than 700 Australian lawyers (including practising barristers and...

16.05.2024 80

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A public interest defence must protect whistleblowers like David McBride

14.05.2024 30

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Australian politicians lock more people up, for longer

Criminal justice is an area of public policy where the disconnect between evidence based solutions and political responses is depressingly wide. And...

06.05.2024 20

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The Albanese government needs to come clean on its support for Israel’s war crimes

Israel’s crimes against humanity, war crimes and its acts of genocide against the Palestinian people are, without a doubt, the most horrific acts...

30.04.2024 30

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Julian Assange’s temporary reprieve means Australia must now work aggressively to ensure his release

The decision by the UK high court to allow the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leave to appeal against his extradition if the US does not provide...

27.03.2024 50

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Traitors in our midst: Australia’s foreign interference laws are a political ruse

Leaving aside the issue of whether ASIO’s announcement today that there is a ‘traitor in our midst’ is simply a ploy to get more funds in this...

29.02.2024 10

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The prosecution of Australians complicit in Israel’s crimes in Gaza

There has been much talk about nations’ and corporations being complicit in the war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide being committed by...

28.02.2024 10

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Critical week: Torture, US jail, awaits Julian Assange – act now

In terms of significant dates and milestones in the long running pursuit by the US of publisher and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, this coming week...

18.02.2024 7

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Australians at risk if they serve in the IDF

Australian citizens are at risk of being prosecuted under Australian law if they commit, or are complicit in crimes being perpetrated by the Israeli...

18.01.2024 8

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Belmarsh tribunal urges Biden to drop Assange charges

Another year passes and Australian citizen, journalist and publisher, Julian Assange is still detained in the UK as the US continues its pursuit of...

13.12.2023 9

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