The other pandemic: COVID leading to a rise in domestic violence
While Australia’s domestic violence problem was horrific prior to COVID, the lockdown has merely added fuel to the flame.
Is a heavy police presence the best way to handle COVID-19?
In this country, we’ve had the police locking down apartment blocks, and military personnel guarding the border. But, is this too much, or the only way forward?
In the name of national security, governments are cracking down on social media encryption
Peter Dutton is pushing Facebook to walk away from end-to-end encryption, a function that allows users to converse beyond the gaze of good government.
Judges calling for oversight of COVID-19 police powers
Notable former judges are fighting for a parliament oversight committee in order to ostensibly police the police during the COVID-19 crisis.
Inmates to be released early to stop the spread of COVID-19
In a divisive move, the NSW Attorney General has moved to release inmates early, in an effort to stop COVID-19 running riot behind bars.
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