The University of Melbourne has been ordered to reinstate Professor Stephan Matthai, who was dismissed in December 2024 over inappropriate messages he sent to a PhD student in 2017. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruled the dismissal unfair due to the university’s seven-year delay in taking formal action and ordered[Read More…]

Northern Territory (NT) Police Sergeant Patrick Carson is taking legal action against the NT government, alleging malicious prosecution after his swift acquittal on rape charges in 2022. The lawsuit claims prosecutors pursued the case despite weak evidence, causing Carson significant distress and reputational damage, raising concerns about the misuse of[Read More…]

In July 1995, the Srebrenica genocide, where over 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were systematically killed by Bosnian Serb forces, marked Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. This article reflects on survivors’ accounts, the brutality of the ethnic cleansing, and the ongoing struggle against genocide denial, emphasizing the[Read More…]

The United Nations (UN) has called for sweeping reforms in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) policing after a coronial inquest into the 2019 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Indigenous man Kumanjayi Walker exposed deep-seated issues. The inquiry revealed troubling allegations of institutional racism and excessive force, prompting urgent demands for change to[Read More…]