News
Media coverage, June 2017
1st Jun 2017
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of June 2017.
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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Crikey.com.au, 'Brandis and Dutton make a mockery of refugee tribunal’s ‘independence', 29 June 2017
Burnie Advocate, 'Experts clarify Bjay issue', 28 June 2017
Also published in Launceston Examiner
Hobart Mercury, 'Reason won out over cynical, populist policy on forests, justice', 26 June 2017
Red Flag, 'Was Brighton killer’s anger fuelled by unjust imprisonment?', 22 June 2017
Radio NZ, 'Is Australia flouting international law on Manus?', 22 June 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Oppression, control sneaks up from behind', 19 June 2017
Radio 3AW, 'James says on Friday Federal Ministers Greg Hunt, Alan Tudge, and Michael Sukkar has to attend court after criticising the Victorian Judiciary for being soft on terrorist and they have since withdrawn their comments', 18 June 2017
9news.com.au, 'Vic proposal to jail anyone ramming police', 16 June 2017
The Canary, 'Karma strikes the faceless contractors who turned human suffering into profit [VIDEOS]', 15 June 2017
SBS, 'Manus detainees in limbo despite compo win', 15 June 2017
Canberra Times, 'Dutton blasts law firm after $70m Manus Island deal', 15 June 2017
Also published on Sydney Morning Herald, The Age
ABC News (Sydney), 'Pre-recorded interview with barrister and spokesman for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, Greg Barns, about the asylum seekers settlement', 14 June 2017
Also broadcast on ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Hobart), ABC News (Melbourne), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Regional NSW), ABC News (Regional Queensland), ABC News (Regional Victoria), ABC News (Regional West Australia)
Channel 10 The Project, 'Interview with Greg Barns, Human Rights Lawyer, Australian Lawyers Alliance', 14 June 2017
Also broadcast on Channel 10 (Adelaide), Channel 10 (Perth), Channel 10 (Sydney), Southern Cross Cairns (Cairns), Ten Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), Ten Darwin (Darwin), Ten Gold Coast (Gold Coast), Ten Lismore (Lismore), Ten Newcastle (Newcastle), Ten Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), Ten Tamworth (Tamworth), Ten Taree (Port Macquarie), West Digital Television (Albany), WIN Albury (Albury), WIN Ballarat (Ballarat), WIN Bendigo (Bendigo), WIN Cairns (Cairns), WIN Canberra (Canberra), WIN Dubbo (Dubbo), WIN Gippsland (Sale), WIN Griffith (Griffith), WIN Hobart (Hobart), WIN Mackay (Mackay), WIN Mildura (Mildura), WIN Orange (Orange), WIN Riverland (Berri), WIN Rockhampton (Rockhampton), WIN Shepparton (Shepparton), WIN Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), WIN Toowoomba (Toowoomba), WIN Townsville (Townsville), WIN Wagga (Wagga Wagga), WIN Western Australia (Perth), WIN Wide Bay (Bundaberg), WIN Wollongong (Wollongong)
WA Today, 'Peter Dutton blasts 'ambulance-chasing law firm'after landmark $90 million Manus Island settlement', 14 June 2017
Sky News Sydney, 'A class action seeking damages for the 1900 Manus Island detainees has been settled', 14 June 2017
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 Sydney, 'Figures released by the Australian Lawyers Alliance have shown that between 1999-2011 the Federal Government settled $23.4m worth of cases outside Court regarding people held in Australian run immigration detention centres', 14 June 2017
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)
Radio 5AA, 'Alarms were raised after the States Government decision to introduce changes in bail and parole laws', 14 June 2017
Also broadcast on 5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5MU (Murray Bridge), 5RM (Berri)
ABC online, 'Manus Island: Government could pay compensation to almost 2,000 detainees over treatment', 13 June 2017
ABC News Sydney, 'A major class action is due to go to trial in Melbourne tomorrow on behalf of 1,905 men who have been held on Manus Island', 13 June 2017
Also broadcast on ABC (Adelaide), ABC (Brisbane), ABC (Canberra), ABC (Darwin), ABC (Hobart), ABC (Melbourne), ABC (Perth), ABC (Regional NSW), ABC (Regional Queensland), ABC (Regional Victoria), ABC (Sydney), ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Hobart), ABC News (Melbourne), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Regional NSW), ABC News (Regional Queensland), ABC News (Regional Victoria)
ABC online, 'The pros and cons of Daniel's Law', 13 June 2017
ABC Radio Brisbane, 'Interview with Greg Barns, Criminal Barrister, Australian Lawyers Alliance.He says there are concerns child sex offenders could be subject to vigilante justice if their names and addresses are made public', 13 June 2017
Also broadcast on 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)
The Guardian, 'Tearing the fabric of democratic rights', 13 June 2017
Perth Now, 'Crazy things we try to do in WA', 13 June 2017
Canberra Times, 'ASIO asks for expanded detention and questioning powers to counter terrorism', 12 June 2017
Also published in Ballarat Courier, Port Lincoln Times, Esperence Express, Sydney Morning Herald
Hobart Mercury, 'Media, political machine take hit from Corbyn', 10 June 2017
Channel 7 Sydney, 'Young migrants who commit crimes could soon have their visas cancelled and be deported, with the Federal Government set to make changes to the Citizenship Test', 10 June 2017
Also broadcast on Prime7 ACT (Canberra), Prime7 Armidale (Armidale), Prime7 Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), Prime7 Cooma (Cooma), Prime7 Dubbo (Dubbo), Prime7 Griffith (Griffith), Prime7 Moree (Moree), Prime7 Newcastle (Newcastle), Prime7 North Coast (Lismore), Prime7 Orange (Orange), Prime7 Tamworth (Tamworth), Prime7 Taree (Manning River), Prime7 Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga), Prime7 Wollongong (Wollongong), Channel 7 Adelaide, Central GTS/BKN Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln), Central GTS/BKN Port Pirie (Spencer Gulf), Southern Cross GTS/BKN Broken Hill (Port Pirie)
Radio 6PR, 'Lawyers say that tougher parole for terrorist offences will make the community more dangerous. State and Federal Ministers have agreed to make it tougher for terrorists to be released on parole in light of recent attacks', 10 June 2017
Also broadcast on Radio 2CC, Radio 2CA
s for criminals with terrorist links.
ABC Radio Melbourne, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance says decisions over parole which was discussed at yesterday's COAG summit, should remain firmly independent of politics', 10 June 2017
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), 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 Sydney, ABC Central Coast (Erina), 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)
ABC Radio Melbourne, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance says changes to the parole system discussed at yesterday's COAG summit will not make the community safer', 10 June 2017
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), ABC Radio Hobart, Radio National (Hobart), ABC Radio darwin, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs)
Radio 2GB, 'State and Federal Ministers have agreed on toughening parole laws for criminals with terrorist links', 10 June 2017
Also broadcast on 2BS (Bathurst), 2EC (Bega), 2GN (Goulburn), 2LT (Lithgow), 2QN (Deniliquin), 2UE (Sydney), 2XL (Cooma), 2YOU FM (Tamworth), Coast FM (Gosford), Great Lakes FM (Taree), Magic 2CH (Sydney), Radio 4BC
Saturday Age, 'Parole curbs to fight terror', 10 June 2017
ABC Radio Adelaide, 'Interview with Dr Helen Fraser, independent researcher, about how jurors make decisions in trials based on transcripts', 9 June 2017
ABC Radio Brisbane, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance is calling on State and Federal politicians to focus on the link between prison and radicalisation in the wake of the Melbourne siege', 9 June 2017
Also broadcast on 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), Radio National (Brisbane), ABC Radio (Melbourne), ABC Radio (Canberra)
ABC Central Coast (Erina), 'Lawyers say political leaders are ignoring links between jail and radicalisation in the wake of the fatal Melbourne siege this week', 9 June 2017
Also broadcast on 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 Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo)
Tasmanian Times, 'Inequality on the agenda at the People’s COAG', 8 June 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Hamas a cuddly puppy compared with our politicians' vile chums', 5 June 2017
Daily Telegraph, 'ANTHOLOGY OF DENIAL: THE USEFUL FOOLS OF THE ISLAMISTS', 3 June 2017
Burnie Advocate, 'New prison may help rate of recidivism', 3 June 2017
Lawyers Weekly, 'ALA welcomes 'damning' report on Nauru and Manus Island', 1 June 2017
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