News
Media coverage, July 2016
1st Jul 2016
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of July 2016.
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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The Reporter, 'Lawyers question royal commissioner appointment,' 29 July 2016
Also published in Daily Examiner, Northern Star, Gympie Times, Queensland Times, Daily News, Fraser Coast Chronicle, News Mail, Sunshine Coast Daily, Morning Bulletin, Gladstone Observer
Chinchilla News, 'Lawyers question royal commissioner appointment', 29 July 2016
Also published in The Reporter
Curtin FM, (Perth), 'Brian Martin, former NT chief justice, has been called to lead the Royal Commission into abuse allegations in juvenile detention centres in the state.', 29 July 2016
ABC NewsRadio (Melbourne), 'Interview with Greg Barns, Australian Lawyers Alliance, about concerns over the Royal Commission into the Child Protection and Youth Detention Systems of the Northern Territory', 29 July 2016
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)
Territory FM (Darwin), 'PM, has announced a Royal Commission into NT Juvenile Detention ', 29 July 2016
Bay FM (Geelong), 'Lawyers Alliance's Greg Barns says the Turnbull Government has missed an opportunity to expose the mistreatment of children in juvenile detention across Australia', 29 July 2016
HO FM (Hobart), 'According to the federal government, it has consulted Aboriginal leaders as work on the royal commission into juvenile justice', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on 7LA (Launceston)
2GB (Sydney), 'Lawyers are criticising the appointment of the former NT chief justice, Brian Martin, to lead the Royal Commission into the treatment of youth in NT detention', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on 2BS (Bathurst), 2EC (Bega), 2GN (Goulburn), 2LT (Lithgow), 2MAX (Narrabri), 2NUR (Newcastle), 2QN (Deniliquin), 2UE (Sydney), 2XL (Cooma), 2YOU FM (Tamworth), Coast FM (Gosford), Great Lakes FM (Taree), Magic 2CH (Sydney)
7 LA (Launceston), 'The Turnbull Government's royal commission will examine whether Northern Territory prison officers have broken the law', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on 7AD (Devonport), 7BU (Burnie), 7SD (Scottsdale), HO FM (Hobart)
6PR (Perth), 'Lawyers criticised the appointment of former NT Chief Justice Brian Martin as head of the Royal Commission into juvenile detention.', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on 6iX (Perth)
i98FM, 'The Royal Commission will examine weather NT prison officers have broken the law', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on BAY FM, (Geelong)
5AA (Adelaide), 'Lawyers worry the Federal Government has missed an opportunity to expose the mistreatment of children in juvenile detention centres ', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on 6PR (Perth), 6iX (Perth), 2CC (Canberra), 2CA (Canberra), 4BC (Brisbane), 1071 AM (Kingaroy), 4BU (Bundaberg), 4CRB FM (Gold Coast), 4LG (Longreach), Hitz FM (Bundaberg), Magic 882 (Brisbane), Radio 4KZ (Innisfail), Zinc 666 (Mt Isa), Smooth FM 95.3, Sydney, Hot Tomato, Gold Coast, River FM, Ipswich
Radio 4BC, 'Royal commission: A missed opportunity for other states', 29 July 2016
Also broadcast on Radio 4KZ (Innisfail)
Radio National (Canberra), 'Cardinal George Pell has denied allegations of sexual abuse', 28 July 2016
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)
Burnie Advocate, 'Heart, drug use 'caused death'', 28 July 2016
Also published in Launceston Examiner
Lawyers Weekly, 'Legal bodies push for action in NT youth detention scandal', 27 July 2016
Herald Sun, 'Bungles prompt jail release review', 27 July 2016
5AA Adelaide, 'Calls for greater transparency in aged care homes following the emergence of video footage that shows an elderly man being abused by his carer', 26 July 2016
Also broadcast on 5CS (Port Pirie)
891 ABC Adelaide, 'SA Council for Civil Liberties wants video surveillance of aged care facilities,', 26 July 2016
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), Radio National (Adelaide)
5AA Adelaide, 'Abuse of an Alzheimer's patient at an aged care facility', 26 July 2016
Also broadcast on 5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5RM (Berri)
891 ABC Adelaide, 'Interview with Claire O'Connor, Chair, SA Council for Civil Liberties, about covert footage of a man being ill-treated at a residential care facility', 26 July 2016
NIT, 'Don Dale, NT v Abu Ghraib, Iraq – Spot the difference', 26 July 2016
The Australian, 'PM’s tough new plan to keep terrorists behind bars', 26 July 2016
Hobart Mercury, 'Talking Point: Tackling ice addiction a complex issue', 26 July 2016
ABC Radio National, 'The case for judge-only trials', 25 July 2016
Hobart Mercury, 'Public tired of political insiders and their games', 25 July 2016
Independent Australia, 'Nice attacks: Accuracy is important to understand this crime', 22 July 2016
ABC Radio (Riverland), 'A plan which could see South Australian country footballers tested for illicit drugs have been criticised as breaching civil liberties', 21 July 2016
Also broadcast on ABC Eyre Peninsula, ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC SE SA, 891 ABC Adelaide, Radio National (Adelaide), Triple J (Sydney), Triple J (Adelaide), Triple J (Brisbane), Triple J (Canberra), Triple J (Darwin), Triple J (Hobart), Triple J (Melbourne), Triple J (Perth), 666 ABC (canberra), 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)
Tweed Valley Weekly, 'Vehicle accident victims lose out in CTP changes', 21 July 2016
Radio National (Canberra), 'It is more desirable to give Australians a choice on choosing either judge-alone or judge in jury.' (Greg Barns interview), 19 July 2016
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)
The Age, 'Public feeling no factor in Bayley decision', 18 July 2016
Hobart Mercury, 'Tasmania needs ice inhalation centre to help people overcome addiction', 18 July 2016
Canberra Times, 'Public opinion not a factor in legal aid decision for Adrian Bayley', 18 July 2016
3AW, 'Tom Elliott clashes with lawyer over public funding for Adrian Bayley appeal', 15 July 2016
Also broadcast on 2AY (Albury), 3CS (Colac)
The Age, 'Bayley snub sets a dangerous precedent', 14 July 2016
WA Today, 'Legal Aid's refusal to represent Adrian Bayley sets a dangerous precedent', 14 July 2016
5AA (Adelaide), 'Interview with Patrick Boylen, Australian Lawyers Alliance, who comments on the CPT and MAC issue', 14 July 2016
Also broadcast on 5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5RM (Berri)
Post Weekly Goulburn, 'Vehicle accident victims lose out in CTP changes', 14 July 2016
HO FM, 'A murder appeal for Stuart Barry Russell is set return to Hobart Supreme Court in a month', 13 July 2016
Also broadcast on 7LA (Launceston)
Hobart Mercury, 'Man to contest fatal stabbing conviction over Eggs and Bacon Bay death', 12 July 2016
Hobart Mercury, 'Talking Point: Hard Right now has Turnbull under control', 11 July 2016
Independent Australia, 'Safety of refugees in offshore detention is the Turnbull Government's responsibility', 7 July 2016
The Standard, 'Can Turnbull sleep with Hinch on the crossbench?', 7 July 2016
Also published in the Launceston Examiner, Border Mail, Ballarat Courier
Sydney Morning Herald, 'Should Derryn Hinch really be a senator?', 7 July 2016
Also published in The Age
The Age, 'Contempt of court should clinch Hinch's unsuitability', 7 July 2016
Channel Nine (Perth), 'A young man who killed his mother and attacked his sister during a psychotic episode has been found not guilty on the ground of insanity.' (Tom Percy QC interview) 6 July 2016
Also broadcast on West Digital Television (Albany)
Kidspot, 'Son found not guilty of killing his mum, Joan Hendry', 6 July 2016
Herald Sun, 'Tom Percy: WA’s new drug laws unlikely to curb meth use', 5 July 2016
Also published in the Courier Mail
Hobart Mercury, 'Howard, Blair and Bush should face the music', 4 July 2016
Sunday Times, 'New meth laws on a road to nowhere', 3 July 2016
Law Society Journal, 'LAW SOCIETY ADVOCACY AND LAW REFORM: LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENT...', 1 July 2016
Law Society Journal, 'Accidental happenings', 1 July 2016
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