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Should we name and shame Brittany Higgins’ alleged attacker?

Should we name and shame Brittany Higgins’ alleged attacker?

by Sonia Hickey | Feb 24, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

With the allegations mounting against the man who allegedly attacked Brittany Higgins and numerous other women, is it time to make his name public?

“My body, my choice”: Vaccine rollout fails to convince the great unwilling

“My body, my choice”: Vaccine rollout fails to convince the great unwilling

by Sonia Hickey | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

Over the weekend, anti-vaccine protesters clashed with the police in Victoria. But is there a kernel of truth in the misinformation they support?

$115m in JobKeeper funds went to Crown Casino, our universities got nothing

$115m in JobKeeper funds went to Crown Casino, our universities got nothing

by Paul Gregoire | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

Both in legislation and exclusion to JobKeeper, our universities are being squeezed by the Coalition. In this ideological war, we’re all victims.

We should not forget the phallocentric end of the Family Court

We should not forget the phallocentric end of the Family Court

by Ingeborg van Teeseling | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

The Family Court went without a debate, and without understanding the damage it would cause to the most vulnerable. We should not forget who was responsible. 

Brittany Higgins defines our ‘victim blaming’ culture

Brittany Higgins defines our ‘victim blaming’ culture

by TBS Newsbot | Feb 17, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

While Brittany Higgins has highlighted Scott Morrison’s victim blaming rhetoric, there’s evidence of the same behaviour on every level.

“He’s 12”: Police recorded assaulting minor

“He’s 12”: Police recorded assaulting minor

by Paul Gregoire | Feb 17, 2021 | Featured, Ladder, Law

In yet another example of their heavy-handed approach to minors, police officers in Parramatta have applied extreme force to indigenous youth of 12.

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