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Media coverage, August 2015

12th Aug 2015

Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of August 2015.

Please note that some of the hotlinks listed below lead to subscriber-only content. ALA members who wish to know more about a particular article and who do not have subscriptions to those publications should contact Media Manager Nick Buchan at nick@lawyersalliance.com.au for a summary of that article.

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Ice epidemic is just a myth designed to fuel drug hysteria

Hobart Mercury, 31 August 2015

Fears thousands will still slip through the net after workers compensation changes

Sydney Morning Herald, 31 August 2015

Also published in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

Mike Baird, NSW premier, has announced new bail laws and tough new penalties for gun offences

ABC News 24 (Sydney), 28 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC News 24 (Adelaide), ABC News 24 (Brisbane), ABC News 24 (Canberra), ABC News 24 (Hobart), ABC News 24 (Perth), ABC News 24 (Regional NSW), ABC News 24 (Regional Queensland), ABC News 24 (Regional Victoria), ABC News 24 (Regional West Australia)

NSW Police Commissioner, says new bail laws and tougher gun penalties will target people who may be planning terrorist attacks

ABC Radio (Newcastle), 28 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Sydney)

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has slammed the tightening of NSW bail laws

702 ABC (Sydney), 28 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Sydney)

Changes to bail laws introduced today

ABC Newcastle, 28 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook)

Alleged sex crimes, health issues, and workers misconduct weren't reported to the nation's workplace safety watchdog

2AD (Armidale), 28 August 2015

Also broadcast on 2DU (Dubbo), 2EL (Orange), 2GF (Grafton), 2HD (Newcastle), 2LM (Lismore), 2MG (Mudgee), 2MO (Gunnedah), 2NZ (Inverell), 2PK (Parkes), 2RE (Taree), 2TM (Tamworth), 2VM (Moree)

Nauru assaults and illness covered up by government, lawyers group says

Sydney Morning Herald, 28 August 2015

Also published in The Age, Canberra Times, Namoi Valley Independent

After the spill: Montara’s murky shadow lingers six years on

Independent Australia, 25 August 2015

Freo Journo probes oil spill

Fremantle Herald, 22 August 2015

Guard taken hostage at Tasmania's Risdon Prison

Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August 2015

Two maximum-security prisoners at Risdon Jail taking a guard hostage today in Tasmania

666 ABC Canberra, 21 August 2015

Also broadcast on 105.7 ABC Darwin (Darwin), 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane), 702 ABC Sydney (Sydney), 720 ABC Perth (Perth), 774 ABC Melbourne (Melbourne), 891 ABC Adelaide (Adelaide), 936 ABC Hobart (Hobart), ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC Ballarat (Ballarat), ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Capricornia (Rockhampton), ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Esperance (Esperance), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC Far North (Cairns), ABC Gippsland (Sale), ABC Gold Coast (Gold Coast), ABC Goldfields WA (Kalgoorlie), ABC Goulburn Murray (Wodonga), ABC Great Southern (Albany), ABC Great Southern WA (Wagin), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC Kimberley (Broome), ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt (Geraldton), ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC Newcastle (Newcastle), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC North Queensland (Townsville), ABC North West Qld (Mt Isa), ABC North West WA (Karratha), ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC Shepparton (Shepparton), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier), ABC South West WA (Bunbury), ABC South Western Victoria (Warrnambool), ABC Southern Queensland (Toowoomba), ABC Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), ABC Tropical North (Mackay), ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), ABC Western Queensland (Longreach), ABC Western Victoria (Horsham), ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg)

Lawyers representing Tasmanian prisoners have criticised living conditions within Risdon Prison after this morning's hostage incident.

936 ABC Hobart, 21 August 2015

Also broadcast on Radio National (Hobart)

A lawyer of Indonesian fishermen says his clients are still dealing with the impact of one of Australia's worst oil spills

105.7 FM ABC Darwin, 21 August 2015

Also broadcast on 891 ABC Adelaide, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier)

Talking Point: Family violence has gender roots

Hobart Mercury, 21 August 2015

Lack of communication

Burnie Advocate, 20 August 2015

Woman paraded naked in front of police officers and was physically attacked

6PR (Perth), 20 August 2015

It's not a good look when judges are seen as judging themselves

ABC The Drum, 20 August 2015

Unions commission turns and bites the PM

The New Daily, 20 August 2015

Abbott facing mine loss

Fraser Coast Chronicle, 20 August 2015

Also published in Sunshine Coast Daily, Mackay Daily Mercury, Gympie Times, Qld Times (Ipswich), News Mail , Gladstone Observer, Sunshine Coast Daily, Toowoomba Chronicle, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Adani row drags on

Australian Financial Review, 19 August 2015

The relevance of juries in the justice system

891 ABC Adelaide, 19 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier)

Why a one-punch killer will spend less time in jail than those guilty of murder’

PerthNow, 17 August 2015

Root causes of domestic violence are ignored by grand plan

Hobart Mercury, 17 August 2015

Funding plan on domestic violence by the Tas Government

936 ABC Hobart, 14 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston)

Revelations that Heydon accepted an invitation to speak at a Liberal Party

ABC NewsRadio (Melbourne), 14 August 2015

Also broadcast on ABC NewsRadio (Adelaide), ABC NewsRadio (Brisbane), ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), ABC NewsRadio (Gold Coast), ABC NewsRadio (Newcastle), ABC NewsRadio (Perth), ABC NewsRadio (Sydney)

Federal government is discriminating against long-term Australian residents by arbitrarily deporting people who have served lengthy jail terms

ABC Radio National (Canberra), 14 August 2015

Also broadcast on 105.7 ABC Darwin (Darwin), 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane), 666 ABC Canberra (Canberra), 702 ABC Sydney (Sydney), 720 ABC Perth (Perth), 774 ABC Melbourne (Melbourne), 891 ABC Adelaide (Adelaide), 936 ABC Hobart (Hobart), ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC Ballarat (Ballarat), ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Capricornia (Rockhampton), ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Esperance (Esperance), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC Far North (Cairns), ABC Gippsland (Sale), ABC Gold Coast (Gold Coast), ABC Goldfields WA (Kalgoorlie), ABC Goulburn Murray (Wodonga), ABC Great Southern (Albany), ABC Great Southern WA (Wagin), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC Kimberley (Broome), ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt (Geraldton), ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC Newcastle (Newcastle), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC North Queensland (Townsville), ABC North West Qld (Mt Isa), ABC North West WA (Karratha), ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC Shepparton (Shepparton), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier), ABC South West WA (Bunbury), ABC South Western Victoria (Warrnambool), ABC Southern Queensland (Toowoomba), ABC Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), ABC Tropical North (Mackay), ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), ABC Western Queensland (Longreach), ABC Western Victoria (Horsham), ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg), Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (Brisbane), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National (Melbourne), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Sydney)

Criticising the Tas government's new family violence strategy

7LA Launceston, 14 August 2015

Similar stories also broadcast on HO FM, ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston), 936 ABC Hobart

Spike in abuse prompts training

Launceston Examiner, 14 August 2015

The issue of Judge Dyson Heydon [ trade union royal commissioner] attending a Liberal Party fund raiser

ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), 13 August 2015

Former prisoner blasts jail healthcare

Launceston Examiner, 11 August 2015

Legal fraternity debates the relevance of juries in light of the social media age

news.com.au, 11 August 2015

Questions over a botched police investigation