It is important to build a movement to protect Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
Contributed by Joe Montero The media is rife with the news that Ecuador is about to throw WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of its embassy…
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New laws will allow the use of military to break protests
The following is by Paul Gregoire and published by Sydney Criminal Lawyers (19 July 2018). It deals with new legislation introduced into parliament, which will…
Julian Assange wins a legal victory but for now remains holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy
Contributed by Ben Wilson Julian Assange has won a significant new victory in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, based in Costa Rica. The Court…
Big public meeting in Melbourne defends the ABC
Contributed by members of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Yesterday afternoon (Sunday 15 July), two thousand people came to a public meeting organised…
Australian Government is trying to hide form disgrace over East Timor spying
Contributed by Jim Hayes The disgraced of Australia’s spying on the East Timorese government is finally unfolding. That the newly emerging small nation was was…
Australians are showing signs of jacking up against rising poverty
Contributed by Joe Montero Australia is in serious trouble. Wages have not only stagnated. They provide for less than they used to. Most find that…
Video: Andrew Wilkie on new espionage laws
He’s one of Australia’s most celebrated whistleblowers. And he has a warning for us. Video from GetUp! He’s one of Australia’s most celebrated whistleblowers….
The new anti-democratic laws bring in draconian prison sentences
Contributed by Joe Montero This is a follow up to the article published in The Pen on 2 July 2018, titled New laws have diminished…
New laws have diminished our rights and are not about taking on corruption
Contributed by Joe Montero Since the end of last week two, incredibly important events occurred, and these will have ongoing repercussions. The mark a significant…
Council for Civil Liberties condemns regulations allowing for bans on public gatherings
The New South Wales government will on 1 July enact measures that will extend the ban any public gathering on state government owned Crown Land…
