With the Government intent on massively increasing the numbers of roadside tests for drugs administered each year by more than 300% attention has rightly been focused on the utter failure of the program to improve road safety. Radio National’s AM program started...
At least 11 Sydney local councils have decided to fly the LGBTI Rainbow Flag, but the Hawkesbury City Council last week voted down a motion to fly the flag during the Mardi Gras season. The motion was lost on the casting vote of the Mayor Kim Ford after giving...
The O’Farrell Government has abolished the age-old common law rule of spousal immunity that says that a person cannot be found guilty of failing to disclose a crime committed by the person’s spouse or partner. See yesterday’s reporting here. Listen...
The penalty notice scheme in NSW forms the backbone of the criminal justice system, issuing 2.8 million infringement notices in the 2010/11 financial year. However a Law Reform Commission Report has criticised the scheme as being opaque, inconsistent and inflexible...
The NSW government has announced legislation which will ban sitting MPs from running in local government elections. The true aim of this legislation is to unseat Member for Sydney and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, another in what have been constant attacks from...
Following successful Greens amendments to the Heritage Act in NSW Parliament, which will see an expert in Aboriginal Heritage required by law to be on the Heritage Council NSW, David talked to Carol Duncan from ABC Newcastle in an indepth interview about the...
The campaign to keep the historic Laman Street figs in Newcastle has become one of the most significant community actions seen in the area in many years. Yesterday David talked to Carol Duncan on ABC radio yesterday, discussing the history of the issue, where it is...
As reported by the ABC AM program Lawyers for victims of sexual abuse say the Catholic Church has used a legal technicality to reduce compensation payouts to victims in hundreds of cases across Australia. The church argues its assets are held in a property trust, that...
In response to the Palestinian bid for United Nations membership, David recently hosted a public discussion featuring two prominent advocates for Palestinian rights. Eddie Zananiri, a strong advocate for Palestinian rights, and Izzat Abdul Hadi, the head of the...
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