The flawed logic behind the sovereign citizen movement
WEBFeb 19, 2022 · The flawed logic behind the sovereign citizen movement | The Saturday Paper. February 19 — 25, 2022 | No. 387. As an increasing number of Australians invoke their rights as sovereign citizens, a law academic tries to piece together the logic of the movement. The flawed logic behind the sovereign citizen movement.
The end of the university boom - The Saturday Paper
WEBMay 23 – 29, 2020 | No. 302. International students created a gold rush for higher education in Australia, but in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities will need to shrink in order to survive. By. The former Melbourne University vice-chancellor Glyn Davis likes to compare Australian universities to English monasteries during the ...
How fear of abandonment informs Australia's defence strategy
WEBNov 13, 2021 · By. How fear of abandonment informs Australia's defence strategy. Prime minister John Howard (left) with US president George W. Bush in the Oval Office on September 10, 2001. Australia was last invaded in 1788. The British dispossessed the original owners and defeated protracted resistance. No other country has since attempted military takeover.
Analysis: The movement that follows the Voice
WEBOctober 21 – 27, 2023 | No. 472. Although the Voice referendum was lost, and despite the racist vitriol it unleashed, the movement for Indigenous rights and recognition has grown. By. Yes23 campaign director Dean Parkin hugs a supporter after the referendum. As a parent of five, I am acutely aware of the way in which our children absorb ...
Profits up, wages down in today’s Australia - The Saturday Paper
WEBJul 2, 2022 · Within days, the independent inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s trial for alleged rape last year has witnessed a backtrack from DPP Shane Drumgold on his concerns about a conspiracy to derail the prosecution. while sitting down. for less than $2.20 a week. to your inbox. As Australia attempts to control inflation, it is ignoring ...
The uneven justice of Australia’s defamation laws
WEBNov 13, 2021 · The Saturday Paper. to your inbox. This week it emerged that Andrew Laming used his staff to send out correspondence to the non-profit advocacy organisation Older Women’s Network NSW, warning them that a Facebook post they had shared from October was potentially defamatory. If they did not …
Australian government legalises ‘a crime against humanity’
WEBMay 29, 2021 · A 20-year fight over the indefinite detention of asylum seekers has culminated in a law advocates fear will strand refugees behind bars for life. By. Australian government legalises ‘a crime against humanity’. At 5.40pm on Wednesday, May 12, one member of the house of representatives stood up to …
How rorts, mates and marketing took over politics
WEBDecember 5 – 11, 2020 | No. 330. “The Australian people deserve a Government that will act with integrity and in the best interests of the people they serve.”. • The consistent erosion of the standing and effectiveness of the parliament, especially the mockery of question time and the use of Dorothy Dixers, and the reduced scrutiny by ...
What is going on with Australia Post deliveries?
WEBNov 6, 2021 · Consumers have reported growing dissatisfaction with Australia Post services. On August 31, when Australia Post announced its latest financial results, things looked pretty rosy. Revenue had soared 10.3 per cent in the past year to a record $8.27 billion, with more than $100 million in profits. The controversy over the dismissal of …
Exclusive: George Pell returned to Australia ahead of church …
WEBSep 25, 2021 · Cardinal George Pell at his home in the Vatican in May. The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, the man who replaced George Pell as leader of the conservatives in the Australian Catholic Church, began his homily during last Sunday’s Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral with a very pointed story from the gospels. The best of our daily news podcast ...