News
Media coverage, July 2015
7th Jul 2015
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of July 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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Report by Lindy Kerin, ABC News, about the alleged rape of a Manus Island woman by Australian guards
ABC NewsRadio (Melbourne), 29 July 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)
Rule of law on Nauru and the return of three detention centre guards from Manus Island, who were accused of sexually assaulting a local woman
666 ABC Canberra, 29 July 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 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 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 (Canberra), 29 July 2015
Also broadcast on Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (Brisbane), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National (Melbourne), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Sydney)
Australian lawyers implicate government in PNG rape case
Radio New Zealand International, 29 July 2015
Women who were forced to give up their babies in the 50s, 60s and 70s are calling for a Royal Commission
ABC TV (Melbourne), 28 July 2015
Also broadcast on ABC (Brisbane), ABC (Regional NSW), ABC (Regional Queensland), ABC (Regional Victoria), ABC (Sydney)
A Royal Commission into the medical profession is being called for by women who were affected by Australia's forced adoption policy
HOFM, 28 July 2015
Also broadcast on 7LA (Launceston)
Mothers affected by the forced adoption policies of the 1960s and 70s are calling for an investigation into the medical profession
666 ABC Canberra, 28 July 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 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 Far North (Cairns), ABC Gippsland (Sale), 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 Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC North Queensland (Townsville), ABC North West Qld (Mt Isa), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), 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 Tropical North (Mackay), ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), ABC Western Queensland (Longreach), ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg), ABC Ballarat (Ballarat), ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo), ABC Gippsland (Sale), ABC Goulburn Murray (Wodonga), ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura), ABC Shepparton (Shepparton), ABC South Western Victoria (Warrnambool), ABC Western Victoria (Horsham), Radio National (Melbourne), Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (Brisbane), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National (Canberra), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Sydney), ABC Gold Coast, 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 Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Capricornia (Rockhampton), 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 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), 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 News 24 (sydney), 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), ABC Online, AustraliaPlus, Radio Australia
PNG govt plays down Manus violence
Courier Mail, 28 July 2015
Also published on 9news.com.au, skynews.com.au, SBS online, Yahoo7 News, 7News, Sky News, The Australian, Daily Telegraph, news.com.au, Herald Sun, PerthNow
One punch killers will face longer jail terms
Channel 9 Perth, 28 July 2015
Also broadcast on WIN Western Australia (Perth)
Socialite Brynne Edelsten pleads not guilty to drug charge
ABC Online, 27 July 2015
Brynne Edelsten is set to face a one-day trial over drug possession
Radio 6PR, 27 July 2015
Also broadcast on 6iX (Perth), MIX 94.5 Perth, 96 FM, Channel 7 Perth
Police Federation of Australia's plans to get more power to be able to strip search people who weren't under arrest in relation to the ice problem
936 ABC Hobart, 27 July 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston)
Open debate in political parties often painted as rifts, splits
Hobart Mercury, 27 July 2015
Doctors and nurses slam new law
Daily Examiner, 23 July 2015
Also published in the Fraser Coast Chronicle, Daily Mercury, News Mail, Northern Star, Toowoomba chronicle, Sunshine Coast Daily
Moss Review lawyers says Comcare must ensure detention centre health and safety
The Mandarin, 22 July 2015
Tony Abbott says Peter Dutton will look at revelations over detainee healthcare
The Guardian, 21 July 2015
Legal issues over technology used in driverless cars
ABC 891 Adelaide, 21 July 2015
Injustice to Indonesia on the radar for ALA
Lawyers Weekly, 21 July 2015
Media frenzy and spin make rational discussions impossible
Hobart Mercury, 20 July 2015
Sydney Morning Herald, 17 July 2015
Also published in Moyne Gazette, The Age
Law Gazette, 17 July 2015
Darwin lawyer appointed ALA head
Lawyers Weekly, 16 July 2015
Montara legacy 'chance to mend relations
West Australian, 15 July 2015
Also published on 9news.com.au
New report calls for inquiry into Montara oil spill
The Age, 15 July 2015
Also published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Moyne Gazette, Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald
Perth woman jailed in Abu Dhabi for a facebook post
ABC News Perth, 14 July 2015
Qld woman spent eight months in a United Arab Emirates jail for adultery
ABC 720 Perth, 14 July 2015
ABC Mediawatch, 13 July 2015
Thuggish border laws antithesis of an open, liberal democracy
Hobart Mercury, 13 July 2015
Hundreds of doctors and health professionals have rallied in Sydney to protest against new secrecy provisions
ABC TV Hobart, 11 July 2015
Also broadcast on ABC (Regional NSW), ABC (Sydney), ABC (Adelaide), ABC (Melbourne), ABC (Regional Victoria), ABC TV Darwin, ABC (Albany)
Govt gag for detention centre workers
The Guardian, 8 July 2015
Detention staff warned not to speak out
The Guardian, 6 July 2015
Federal compensation scheme no answer
Australian Financial Review, 6 July 2015
More males behind bars: proven data
The Examiner, 4 July 2015
Correct, not corral younger offenders
The Examiner, 4 July 2015
Remove time limits on child abuse claims nationally: ALA
Lawyers Weekly, 3 July 2015
'Whistleblowers' challenge Australia's law on reporting refugee conditions
CNN, 2 July 2015
Tobacco ban in prisons won't work
The Age, 2 July 2015
Australian Financial Review, 2 July 2015
Tobacco ban in prisons counterproductive
Sydney Morning Herald, 2 July 2015
Watch Waleed Aly deliver his most important segment yet.
Mamamia, 1 July 2015
The Federal Government passed the Australian Border Force Act,
Ch 10 The Project (Melbourne), 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on Channel 10 (Adelaide), Channel 10 (Brisbane), Channel 10 (Perth), Channel 10 (Sydney), Southern Cross Ten (Canberra), Southern Cross Ten - Shepparton (Shepparton), Tasmania Digital Television (Hobart), Ten Albury (Albury), Ten Bundaberg (Bundaberg), Ten Cairns (Cairns), Ten Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), Ten Darwin (Darwin), Ten Gold Coast (Gold Coast), Ten Lismore (Lismore), Ten Mackay (Mackay), Ten Newcastle (Newcastle), Ten Rockhampton (Rockhampton), Ten Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), Ten Tamworth (Tamworth), Ten Taree (Port Macquarie), Ten Toowoomba (Toowoomba), Ten Townsville (Townsville), Ten Victoria Ballarat (Ballarat), Ten Victoria Gippsland (Bairnsdale), Ten Victoria Swan Hill (Swan Hill), Ten Victoria Warrnambool (Warrnambool), Ten Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga), Ten West WA (Albany), Ten Wollongong (Wollongong)
Panel discussion - Border Force Act
ABC News 24, 1 July 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)
Interview with Greg Barns, Australian Lawyers Alliance, about the Border Force Act.
ABC NewsRadio (Sydney), 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on ABC NewsRadio (Adelaide), ABC NewsRadio (Brisbane), ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), ABC NewsRadio (Gold Coast), ABC NewsRadio (Melbourne), ABC NewsRadio (Newcastle), ABC NewsRadio (Perth)
Interview with Greg Barnes, spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, about the Border Force Act.
Triple J (Sydney), 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on Triple J (Adelaide), Triple J (Brisbane), Triple J (Canberra), Triple J (Darwin), Triple J (Hobart), Triple J (Melbourne), Triple J (Perth)
Interview with Greg Barnes, Australian Lawyers Alliance, to discuss the new laws surrounding workers in detention centres
ABC News 24, 1 July 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)
Doctors said they refuse to be silenced on conditions at Australian detention centres
ABC Radio 774 (Melbourne), 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Ballarat (Ballarat), ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo), ABC Gippsland (Sale), ABC Goulburn Murray (Wodonga), ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura), ABC Shepparton (Shepparton), ABC South Western Victoria (Warrnambool), ABC Western Victoria (Horsham), Radio National (Melbourne)
Australian Border Force commissioner says operational matters won't be discussed publicly
ABC Online, 1 July 2015
Also published on ABC Radio Australia Online
Doctors say they refused to be silenced on conditions in Australian detention centres
Triple J (Sydney), 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on Triple J (Adelaide), Triple J (Brisbane), Triple J (Canberra), Triple J (Darwin), Triple J (Hobart), Triple J (Melbourne), Triple J (Perth)
Detention centre doctors, workers dare government to prosecute them over new laws
Brisbane Times, 1 July 2015
Also published in Daily Life, Moyne Gazette, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Canberra Times
James Carleton interview with Greg Barns
ABC Radio National (Canberra) , 1 July 2015
Also broadcast on 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 National, 1 July 2015
Border Force Act could see immigration detention centre workers jailed for whistleblowing
ABC Radio National, 1 July 2015
So many new laws - where does federal Labor stand ?
Byron Shire Echo, 1 July 2015
Qld fights workers' compo proposals
Australian Financial Review, 1 July 2015
Prisoner mental health concern
Launceston Examiner, 1 July 2015
Mental health action call
Burnie Advocate, 1 July 2015
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