A key union figure says there is appetite to shut down Australian wharves because of the Gaza conflict. Australian pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside major ports across the country on Saturday demanding an end to trade with Israel. The protesters are calling for boycotts of trade with Israel-based shipping giant ZIM.Continue Reading
A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing eggs into the crowd during a Labour Day march in Brisbane. The woman, understood to be a pro-Palestine supporter, was detained by police during the march, which took place in Fortitude Valley on Monday morning. Queensland Police said the activist allegedly causedContinue Reading
A serial protester known for his involvement with Blockade Australia has pleaded guilty and another protester has been released on bail following a demonstration that closed Port Botany on Tuesday. Eric Herbert and Lara Smal were two of more than 20 people arrested by NSW Police following the protest thatContinue Reading
An elite private college graduate’s huge haul of illicit drugs and guns has been revealed, with a court being told some of the weapons were stashed under the floorboards of his house. Zacherie William Sharman was supported by his parents in the back of Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday asContinue Reading
Fed-up residents in a Sydney apartment building have filmed the shocking aftermath of an out-of-control party, which they say caused about “10 police cars” to show up. Dramatic footage shows multiple officers trying to control a large group of people in an alley in Surry Hills at about 4.30am onContinue Reading
A doctor suspended after his bizarre anti-vax spray to Australia’s chief medical officer is facing a criminal charge following his alleged act at a protest outside the medical regulator’s office. The latest legal headache for William Bay follows the country’s highest court dealing him a humiliating blow in his fightContinue Reading
A woman accused of assaulting a police officer at a house party, where police were filmed shoving people to the ground, has faced court for the first time. Maisie Nugent appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday after she was charged with two counts of assaulting police inContinue Reading
A man’s “drunken act of stupidity” led to an entire apartment complex being flooded with thousands of litres of water that flowed into elevators and people’s units, a court has been told. Daniel Martin Kornaus caused so much damage to the Brisbane unit block in February last year that dozensContinue Reading