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Violence against women: The true extremist threat on our shores
Highlighting domestic terrorism it over a larger, clearly more dangerous issue is why it continues to repeat. In 2018, sixty women are dead. Where’s our political exposure? Why are men not being told...
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Vegan protestors face up to five years in jail
The vegan protestors who took to the streets of Melbourne to have their say now face up to five years in prison. Is this a fitting punishment? As a nation, we love nothing more than our freedom of...
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A Victorian archbishop said he’d rather face jail than break confidentiality...
A brand new Victorian bill will finally force the church to break confidentiality and report instances of child abuse. Yesterday, Victorian Parliament finally debated a bill on whether religious...
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With face masks now mandatory in Melbourne, here’s how you can make one
Yesterday, The Andrews Government made the wearing of face masks compulsory. But to be fair, we should all have some in our possession. The Victorian government announced on July 19 that face masks...
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Two weeks into lockdown and 484 new cases: Why aren’t Victoria’s numbers...
Despite a lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria’s case numbers continue to grow. The question, of course, is why. Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the latest daily tally of 484...
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Control, not the fear of being caught, will see people stick to tougher...
With Victorians expected to stay inside over the next two weeks, the complicated nature of compliance comes into play. However, mere paranoia will no longer keep us in line. With new rules...
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What’s worse? The pandemic or the politics that surround it?
Waking up, fretting over the pandemic and listening to the Premier is a daily routine. As is wading through the political dreck and hackneyed takes that follow soon thereafter. During this...
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We need to discuss how the police broke up the Melbourne protest
While the protesters made headlines, I feel we should also be discussing the way the Victorian police marched into the Queen Victoria Market over the weekend. There’s something very disturbing...
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Victoria, despite everything – we’re almost through this
Dan Andrews today confirmed that Victoria is ahead of schedule, and restrictions will soon be eased. Despite everything, we’re almost there. Right now, in struggling, embattled (and battered)...
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The Omnibus Bill: Victoria’s plan to detain those who fail to self-isolate
Justified as an unprecedented bill for an unprecedented time, legal experts are railing against a bill that will greatly expand the powers of the Victorian government. As Victorian COVID case...
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Melbourne farewells curfew as the end of lockdown nears
Melbourne’s COVID-19 roadmap is ‘ahead of schedule’, as the nation now looks toward October 19, and the end of lockdown. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced an end to the curfew and a...
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The chances of Melbourne easing further restrictions is under 50%
While the residents of Melbourne eagerly look toward October’s easing of restrictions, our modelling suggests Victoria meeting the target is unlikely. Melburnians are addicted to the Victorian...
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Unless you experienced Melbourne’s lockdown, we don’t need your opinion
As Melbourne enters another lockdown, many are freely expressing their opinion about it. But that should come with a caveat. As Victoria enters another lockdown, another thread is also emerging: if...
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“Callous and reprehensible”: Porsche driver jailed for filming crash aftermath
Richard Pusey, the Porsche driver who filmed the aftermath of a crash that killed four police officers, has been found guilty in a Melbourne court. Richard Pusey, the mortgage broker who recorded...
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The truly cooked voyage of Sydney’s latest COVID case
As someone who experienced more than a hundred days of lockdown, I find the BBQ-related odyssey of Sydney’s latest COVID case hard to fathom. As someone who has endured 100+ days of lockdown in...
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In Melbourne, we’d take another lockdown over immunisation
Despite another cluster emerging in Melbourne, our immunisation centres remain empty. It truly boggles the mind. Say you’re on a country road, and your car breaks down. You call roadside assist,...
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Premier calls for vaccination facility as Melbourne faces extended lockdown
Melbourne enforcing another lockdown has come far too late. It’s time we implement a lasting, official solution. After another six cases were registered in Melbourne, the city’s lockdown was...
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Is Melbourne locked down due to Morrison’s election strategy?
Scott Morrison took over the national vaccine program with one eye on the election. His fingerprints on one could cost him the other. When the original timetable for Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine...
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