News
Media coverage, June 2015
1st Jun 2015
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of June 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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Prisoner death details call
Launceston Examiner, 26 June 2015
International Business Times, 25 June 2015
Lawyers remain divided on the merits of the government's contentious legislation to strip Australian citizenship from dual nationals
Radio 702 ABC, 24 June 2015
Also broadcast on 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane), 666 ABC Canberra (Canberra), 774 ABC Melbourne (Melbourne), 891 ABC Adelaide (Adelaide), 936 ABC Hobart (Hobart), Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (Sydney), 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), Radio National (Hobart), ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Newcastle, ABC Gold Coast (Gold Coast), ABC Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), 720 ABC Perth, Triple j (Sydney), Triple J (Adelaide), Triple J (Brisbane), Triple J (Canberra), Triple J (Darwin), Triple J (Hobart), Triple J (Melbourne), Triple J (Perth), 105.7 ABC Darwin, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), Cruise, Adelaide, 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)
Australia: Anti-terror citizenship changes proposed
Radio NZ​, 24 June 2015
Citizenship laws head to parliament
Skynews.com.au, 24 June 2015
Lawyers up in arms over citizenship change
Gold Coast Bulletin, 24 June 2015
Also published in Weekly Times Now, The Australian, SBS, Townsville Bulletin, Daily Mail, 9NEWS.COM.AU, SBS, Yahoo7, PerthNow, Herald Sun, Courier mail, The Australian, News.com.au, Daily Telegraph
Terror citizenship laws: Lawyers divided on merits of bill to strip dual nationals of citizenship
ABC Online, 24 June 2015
Police will be investigating the death of a 42yo man who died in a prison van yesterday
105.7 ABC Darwin, 23 June 2015
Also broadcast on ABC TV Hobart, 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), Radio ABC 702, 105.7 ABC Darwin (Darwin), 612 ABC Brisbane (Brisbane), 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 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 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 (Newcastle), Radio National (Perth), Radio National (Sydney)
Name of North-West man who died in prison van released
The Advocate, 23 June 2015
Tasmanian man dies while being transported in prison van
ABC Online, 23 June 2015
Also broadcast on Radio 7LA, 7AD (Devonport), 7BU (Burnie), 7SD (Scottsdale), HO FM (Hobart), Southern Cross Tasmania
Lawyers oppose privatising workers’ comp
insurancenews.com.au, 22 June 2015
Questions are being asked about WA's legal system
Radio 6PR, 22 June 2015
Also broadcast on 6iX (Perth)
'The biggest mistake in my life': caught in the cannabis dragnet for Mr Bigs
Brisbane Times, 22 June 2015
Also published in WA Today
Priests' victims: our justice was denied by agreement
Newcastle Herald, 21 June 2015
Sunday Times, 21 June 2015
Rally in support of convicted Tasmanian killer
9news.com.au, 20 June 2015
Detention centre doctors 'should seek legal advice' over new disclosure laws
The Guardian, 19 June 2015
Comcare hits back against Australian Lawyers Alliance criticism
The Age, 18 June 2015
Also published in the Canberra Times
'Exposing criminals' admin hits back
The Examiner, 18 June 2015
Allegations of corruption levelled at the Crime & Corruption Commission
Radio 6PR, 16 June 2015
Abbott government acts as law unto itself to stop boats and strip citizenship​
Brisbane Times, 18 June 2015
Also published in Canberra Times, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, WA Today
The Australian Lawyers Alliance has slammed a Launceston Facebook group that claims to expose criminals
Radio 7LA, 18 June 2015
Also broadcast on HO FM, 7AD (Devonport), 7BU (Burnie), 7SD (Scottsdale)
The Examiner, 17 June 2015
Surge in public service workplace battles
Canberra Times, 16 June 2015
Also published in The Age
Lawyers and injured slam Insurance Council's workers compensation plan
Australian Financial Review, 15 June 2015
Also published in Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, WA Today, The Sydney News
Call for action on claims smugglers were paid to turn back asylum seeker boats
Herald Sun, 15 June 2015
Also published on news.com.au
All those who value democracy must stand up, support Triggs
Hobart Mercury, 15 June 2015
Also published in the Herald Sun
Why George Brandis could be the first man overboard
The Age, 12 June 2015
Also printed in Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times
Interview with Tom Percy, barrister about the proposal to force those with a methamphetamine problem into rehabilitation programs
6PR, 11 June 2015
Bowraville murders prompt legislation review
SBS, 8 June 2015
Dud laws just don’t work’
Sunday Times, 6 June 2015
Herald Sun, 5 June 2015
NEW GAGGING ORDERS SILENCE WORKERS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST DETENTION CENTRES
Pedestrian TV, 4 June 2015
Doctors could be jailed for telling you this
The New Daily, 4 June 2015
Justice for sexual-abuse victims?
Narooma News, 3 June 2015
Genetics linked to nearly half of all cerebral palsy cases, researchers find
ABC Online, 3 June 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), Radio National (Adelaide), 891 ABC Adelaide
Legal body's public stoush with minister heats up
Lawyers Weekly, 1 June 2015
Schools policy held hostage by parents, unions
Hobart Mercury, 1 June 2015
Interview with Greg Barnes, Australian Lawyers Alliance about paperless arrests
Territory FM (Darwin), 1 June 2015
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