Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. The brutal homicide of 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, Cassius Turvey, by a group of white men revealed the racial schisms in Western Australian society. Turvey was walking home from school in October 2022 […]
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Warning: This article contains the names and details of deceased Aboriginal people. The lawns outside the Alice Springs courthouse have once again become a sacred ground for mourning. Smoke from smouldering eucalyptus leaves curls into the dry desert air as Warlpiri elders stand barefoot in grief. Beside them, signs bearing […]
What began as a peaceful protest in the heart of Footscray on Tuesday erupted into chaos, as tensions flared following the police shooting of Abdifatah Ahmed, a 35-year-old rough sleeper with mental health issues. More than 250 demonstrators gathered at Nicholson Street in Melbourne’s inner west to demand justice for […]
Senator Mehreen Faruqi has won a groundbreaking court case against Pauline Hanson, who was ordered to delete a racist tweet telling Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan.” The Federal Court’s ruling marks a decisive stand against hate speech in Australian politics, holding Hanson accountable for her harmful words. The […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched legal action against supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, accusing them of misleading consumers through their well-known discount pricing campaigns. The ACCC alleges that both companies’ “Prices Dropped” and “Down Down” promotions falsely suggested a significant reduction in prices, when in fact […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the influential rapper and music mogul, was denied bail for a second time on Wednesday, September 18, and ordered back to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to await trial. The decision, delivered by a federal judge in Manhattan, came just a day after his initial request […]
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail and will remain in federal custody as he faces serious charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Combs poses too great a flight risk and potential threat to witnesses to […]
Sean Combs, the music icon once revered for his role in shaping global hip-hop, was arrested in Manhattan on Monday evening. The arrest, first reported by The New York Times, follows a grand jury indictment, adding to the string of sexual assault allegations and a federal investigation that has tarnished […]
