News
Media coverage, January 2018
1st Jan 2018
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of January, 2018.
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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Radio Adelaide, 'Before Christmas, the news was filled with stories of Manus Island where desperate refugees were refusing to move out of the detention centre even as water and power were being switched off', 31 January 2018
Also brodcast on 2SER FM (Sydney), 2XX FM (Canberra), 3MGB (Mallacoota), 3REG (Bairnsdale), 4BCB (Blackwater), 4EB (Brisbane), 4GEM (Bowen), 4MIG (Mt Isa), 4TOF (Cunnamulla), 4US (Rockhampton), 5RRR (Woomera), 8CCC (Alice Springs), BLU FM 89.1 (Katoomba), Gove FM (Nhulunbuy), Hobart FM (Hobart), KIX FM (Kingscote), MOB FM (Mt Isa), Radio Goolarri (Broome), Tank Radio (Kempsey)
Channel 9 Perth, 'A Perth man has made into headlines becoming the first ever streaker at the city's new Optus Stadium', 29 January 2018
Also broadcast on West Digital Television (Albany)
ABC News, 'Asylum seekers left stranded in PNG give up on dreams of a new life in Australia', 27 January 2018
Channel Nine Perth, 'A Perth mum has won the backing of police in a fight to clear her name after she was convicted of a crime she never committed', 24 January 2018
Also broadcast on West Digital Television (Albany)
HO FM Hobart, 'criticised the Tas Liberals' plan to renovate Ashley Youth Detention Centre', 21 January 2018
WIN Hobart, 'Promises keep on coming promise from both sides of politics as the state election draws near', 21 January 2018
Perth Now, 'Parole recommended for convicted killer Arthur Greer', 21 January 2018
World News Australia, 'Claims against Immigration dept cost government $230k in legal fees, but no compensation paid', 15 January 2018
Sky News Live, Sydney, 'Victoria's African community will hold further talks to tackle youth crime in the state following community leaders' discussion with police yesterday, two days after the announcement of a new African-Australian task force', 13 January 2018
Also broadcast on Sky News Live (Adelaide), Sky News Live (Brisbane), Sky News Live (Canberra), Sky News Live (Melbourne), Sky News Live (Perth), Sky News Live (Regional NSW), Sky News Live (Regional Queensland), Sky News Live (Regional Victoria), Sky News Live (Tasmania)
Sky News Live, Sydney, 'Peter Dutton, Home Affairs Minister, has attacked sentencing in VIC, saying the Government has appointed several libertarian judges', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on Sky News Live (Adelaide), Sky News Live (Brisbane), Sky News Live (Canberra), Sky News Live (Melbourne), Sky News Live (Perth), Sky News Live (Regional NSW), Sky News Live (Regional Queensland), Sky News Live (Regional Victoria), Sky News Live (Tasmania)
Sky News Live, Sydney, 'Interview with Tom Ballantyne from the Australian Lawyers Alliance on the African youth gang problems', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on Sky News Live (Adelaide), Sky News Live (Brisbane), Sky News Live (Canberra), Sky News Live (Melbourne), Sky News Live (Perth), Sky News Live (Regional NSW), Sky News Live (Regional Queensland), Sky News Live (Regional Victoria), Sky News Live (Tasmania)
ABC Radio Sydney, 'Lawyer Tom Ballantyne notes he has not worked with issues such as getting compensation for getting locked up in Australia's immigration system', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on 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 Radio Adelaide (Adelaide), ABC Radio Brisbane (Brisbane), ABC Radio Canberra (Canberra), ABC Radio Darwin (Darwin), ABC Radio Hobart (Hobart), ABC Radio Melbourne (Melbourne), ABC Radio Perth (Perth), ABC Radio Sydney (Sydney), 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)
ABC Radio Hobart, 'Interview with Barrister Greg Barns, who has been working with Julian Assange', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston), ABC Western Victoria, ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura)
Triple J Sydney, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance's Barrister Greg Barns notes the Immigration Department has made payouts to more than two dozen people who made wrongful claims', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on Triple J (Adelaide), Triple J (Brisbane), Triple J (Canberra), Triple J (Darwin), Triple J (Hobart), Triple J (Melbourne), Triple J (Perth)
ABC Radio Perth, 'The Department of Immigration has made payouts to more than 24 people who made wrongful imprisonments or personal injury claims', 12 January 2018
Also broadcast on ABC Radio Darwin, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC TV News Melbourne, ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Gold Coast), ABC News (Newcastle), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Sydney), Radio National Canberra, Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (Brisbane), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National (Melbourne), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Sydney), ABC Radio Darwin, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC Radio Canberra , ABC Radio Hobart, ABC Radio Adelaide, 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), ABC Radio Perth, ABC Goldfields WA (Kalgoorlie), ABC Great Southern (Albany), ABC Kimberley (Broome), ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt (Geraldton), ABC North West WA (Karratha), ABC South West WA (Bunbury), ABC Radio Brisbane, ABC Capricornia (Rockhampton), ABC Far North (Cairns), ABC Gold Coast (Gold Coast), ABC North Queensland (Townsville), ABC North West Qld (Mt Isa), ABC Southern Queensland (Toowoomba), ABC Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), ABC Tropical North (Mackay), ABC Western Queensland (Longreach), ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg), ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC Newcastle (Newcastle), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo)
Crikey, 'Turnbull’s terrifying new ‘espionage’ laws endanger many innocent people', 11 January 2018
West Australian, 'Coward punch man freed for appeal', 11 January 2018
6PR Perth, 'Rising athletics star Joshua Billington has been sentenced to nine months prison over a one punch attack', 10 January 2018
Hobart Mercury, 'Time to challenge the type of politics that plays the fear card', 8 January 2018
Sydney Morning Herald, 'Cry God for Harry and Australia', 6 January 2018
Hobart Mercury, 'Jail challenge lies ahead', 5 January 2018
Radio 3AW, 'Barrister Greg Barnes claims that it's unfair for people to be punished if they're caught drug driving as the impact of the drug should be taken into account', 3 January 2018
Also broadcast on 2AY (Albury), 3BA FM (Ballarat), 3CS (Colac), 3NE (Wangaratta), 3SH (Swan Hill), 3WM (Horsham), 3YB (Warrnambool), Coast FM (Warrnambool), Mixx FM Hamilton (Hamilton), Mixx FM Horsham (Horsham), SEN (Melbourne), Talking Lifestyle (Melbourne), 1377 3MP (Melbourne), WAVE FM Wollongong, HO FM Hobart, 7LA (Launceston), i98 FM Wollongong
Radio 2GB, 'Interview with Greg Barns, barrister and spokesman, Australian Lawyers Alliance about the methadone issue', 3 January 2018
Also broadcast on 1071 AM (Kingaroy), 2BS (Bathurst), 2CC (Canberra), 2GN (Goulburn), 2XL (Cooma), 4BC (Brisbane), 4GC (Charters Towers), 4K1G (Townsville), 4LG (Longreach), 4RO (Rockhampton), 4VL (Charleville), 4ZR (Roma), Radio 4KZ (Innisfail), Triple M Central West (Orange), Triple M Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), Triple M Darling Downs (Toowoomba), Triple M Mid North Coast (Port Macquarie), Triple M Riverina (Wagga Wagga), Triple M Riverina MIA (Griffith), Triple M Sunraysia (Mildura), Zinc 666 (Mt Isa)
Radio 4BC, 'Australian barrister says current drug driving laws are 'not fair' ', 3 January 2018
9news.com.au, 'US recreational marijuana laws sparks debate in Australia', 2 January 2018
Lawyers Weekly, 'Year in Review - a Thrilling Season', 1 January 2018
Lawyers Weekly, 'Government urged to address UN human rights concerns', 1 January 2018
Hobart Mercury, 'Talking Point: Ashes ads underscore fears of being hit for six at ballot box', 1 January 2018
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