News
Media coverage, November 2017
1st Nov 2017
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of November, 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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Radio National (Canberra), 'The Immigration Department and private contractor Serco have been slammed by the Coroner investigating the death of an NZ man at an immigration detention centre in Sydney due to the high level of drugs in the facility', 28 November 2017
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 Canberra, 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 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)
Lawyers Weekly, 'Lawyers call on government to end Manus Island crisis', 27 November 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Poker machine reform shouldn't be a game of populist policy', 27 November 2017
Huffington Post, 'Should Australia's Counter-Terrorism Laws Cost Us Our Civil Liberties?', 24 November 2017
Yahoo News Australia, 'Oil spill lawsuit for Indo seaweed farmers', 24 November 2017
ABC News (Melbourne), 'Police and immigration officers have entered the Manus Island Detention Centre to try to move out nearly 400 men', 23 November 2017
Also broadcast on ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Gold Coast), ABC News (Newcastle), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Sydney)
The Australian, 'Banking inquiry bill set to go before Senate', 23 November 2017
Radio National Canberra, 'PNG police and immigration officers have entered the decommissioned detention centre in an attempt to move out nearly 400 men who refused to leave after it closed down for more than three weeks', 23 November 2017
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 Darwin Digital, ABC Alice Springs Webcast (Alice Springs), ABC Radio Canberra Digital, ABC Radio Canberra, 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 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)
ABC Radio Perth Digital, 'Amnesty International has confirmed the release of Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani', 23 November 2017
Also broadcast on 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)
Lawyers Weekly, 'Qld lawyer speaks out ahead of state election', 23 November 2017
ABC Radio Central West, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance has accused the State Government and Opposition of over stepping the mark after criticising the sentence handed to a child sex offender by a Dubbo court', 22 November 2017
Also broadcast on ABC Radio Sydney (Sydney), ABC Radio Illawarra, 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), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Sydney)
The Guardian, '“This is not justice”', 21 November 2017
The Australian, 'Parliamentary probe to come with bite', 21 November 2017
The Australian, 'Bank inquiry just as powerful as royal commission, lawyers say', 20 November 2017
Hobart Mercury, ''Yes' vote not a sign the country is any more humane', 20 November 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'SUSAN'S PRISON HUNGER STRIKE', 20 November 2017
Channel 10 The Project (Melbourne), 'The future of the ongoing situation in Manus depends on whether or not PNG is ready to stand up to Australia', 17 November 2017
Also broadcast on Channel 10 (Adelaide), Channel 10 (Perth), Channel 10 (Sydney), Southern Cross Cairns (Cairns), Ten Darwin (Darwin), Ten Gold Coast (Gold Coast), Ten Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), West Digital Television (Albany), WIN Albury (Albury), WIN Ballarat (Ballarat), WIN Bendigo (Bendigo), WIN Cairns (Cairns), WIN Canberra (Canberra), WIN Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), WIN Dubbo (Dubbo), WIN Gippsland (Sale), WIN Griffith (Griffith), WIN Hobart (Hobart), WIN Lismore (Lismore), WIN Mackay (Mackay), WIN Mildura (Mildura), WIN Newcastle (Newcastle), WIN Orange (Orange), WIN Riverland (Berri), WIN Rockhampton (Rockhampton), WIN Shepparton (Shepparton), WIN Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast), WIN Tamworth (Tamworth), WIN Taree (Port Macquarie), WIN Toowoomba (Toowoomba), WIN Townsville (Townsville), WIN Wagga (Wagga Wagga), WIN Western Australia (Perth), WIN Wide Bay (Bundaberg), WIN Wollongong (Wollongong)
Lawyers Weekly, 'Montara oil spill victims win more time to file class action claim', 17 November 2017
ABC Radio (Sydney), 'Interview with Greg Barns, Spokesperson, Australian Lawyers Alliance about new anti-terror laws being introduced into NSW Parliament', 17 November 2017
Lawyers Weekly, 'Government urged to address UN human rights concerns', 14 November 2017
Radio National (Canberra), 'Pre-recorded interview with Greg Barns, Australian Barrister on the possible direct deal between NZ and PNG', 13 November 2017
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 Canberra, 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 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)
Hobart Mercury, 'International meddling not just the providence of 'bad guys'', 13 November 2017
The Australian, 'Dutton slams 'lies' of Manus advocates', 9 November 2017
The Guardian, '#BRING THEM HERE', 8 November 2017
Radio 5AA Adelaide, 'Refugee advocates are slamming a decision by PNG Supreme Court as an apparent attack on the right to life', 7 November 2017
Also broadcast on 5AU (Port Augusta), 5MU (Murray Bridge)
Radio 2GB, 'Lawyers for refugees on Manus Island believe there is still a chance for further legal action after the PNG Supreme Court has thrown out their bid to restore food, water and electricity to the detention centre', 7 November 2017
Also broadcast on 2BS (Bathurst), 2EC (Bega), 2GN (Goulburn), 2LT (Lithgow), 2MAX (Narrabri), 2QN (Deniliquin), 2UE (Sydney), 2XL (Cooma), 2YOU FM (Tamworth), Coast FM (Gosford), Great Lakes FM (Taree), Magic 2CH (Sydney), Radio 3AW, 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), Curtin FM, Radio 5AA Adelaide, 5MU (Murray Bridge), Radio 4BC Brisbane, 1071 AM (Kingaroy), 4BU (Bundaberg), 4CRB FM (Gold Coast), 4LG (Longreach), Radio 4KZ (Innisfail), 198FM Wollongong
Radio 4BC, 'The Supreme Court has rejected a bid to restore food, water and electricity to the Manus Island Detention Centre', 7 November 2017
Also broadcast on 1071 AM (Kingaroy), 4BU (Bundaberg), 4CRB FM (Gold Coast), 4LG (Longreach), Radio 4KZ (Innisfail)
Radio 6PR, 'Lawyers for refugees living on Manus Island believes there is still a chance they could launch further legal action', 7 November 2017
Also broadcast on 6iX (Perth)
Radio 6PR, 'Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court will decide this hour whether food, water, and electricity must be restored to the Manus Island Detention Centre', 7 November 2017
Also broadcast on 6iX (Perth), Radio 4BC, 1071 AM (Kingaroy), 4BU (Bundaberg), 4CRB FM (Gold Coast), 4LG (Longreach), Radio 4KZ (Innisfail), Radio 2GB, 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), Radio 5AA Adelaide, 5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5MU (Murray Bridge), 5RM (Berri)
Hobart Mercury, 'Justice sacrificed for cheap politics', 6 November 2017
news.com.au, 'Convicted killer challenges guilty verdict', 4 November 2017
Sydney Morning Herald, 'Food 'blocked' in Manus stand-off', 4 November 2017
The Australian, 'High drama engulfs murder appeal', 4 November 2017
ABC News Sydney, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance has said court action will begin tomorrow in an attempt to reopen a refugee centre on Manus Island', 2 November 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)
The Australian, 'Witness denies link to yacht murder', 2 November 2017
The Age, 'Hopes PNG, NZ will fix Manus crisis', 2 November 2017
Southern Cross Tasmania, 'Custodial Inspector Richard Connock's annual report shows that the prisons are overcrowded', 1 November 2017
WIN Hobart, 'According a Government report, Tasmania's prisons are lacking in natural daylight and fresh air', 1 November 2017
ABC Radio Hobart, 'Prisoner Advocate says it's only a matter of time before another riot occurs in the Hobart Prison', 1 November 2017
Also broadcast on Radio National (Hobart)
ABC online, 'Neill-Fraser: Witness accused of being a serial killer denies being aboard Four Winds with Bob Chappell', 1 November 2017
The Australian, 'Ex-crim denies wanting to "rip out victim's gold teeth"', 1 November 2017
The Australian, 'Susan Neill-Fraser: Seafarer denies involvement in Bob Chappell murder', 1 November 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Susan Neill-Fraser murder appeal: Accused 'serial killer' to have his say in court', 1 November 2017
ABC Radio (Canberra), 'Interview with Greg Barns, Australian Lawyers Alliance, about the attempt to prevent the removal of refugees and asylum seekers from the detention centre on Manus Island', 1 November 2017
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 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)
Southern Cross Tasmania, 'Custodial Inspector Richard Connock's annual report shows that the prisons are overcrowded', 1 November 2017
WIN Hobart, 'According a Government report, Tasmania's prisons are lacking in natural daylight and fresh air', 1 November 2017
Radio National (Canberra), 'Interview with Greg Barns, Australian Lawyers Alliance, on the prevention to remove Manus Island refugees from the Australian-run detention centre in Manus Island', 1 November 2017
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 Hobart, 'Prisoner Advocate says it's only a matter of time before another riot occurs in the Hobart Prison', 1 November 2017
Also broadcast on Radio National (Hobart)
ABC News (Melbourne), 'Reports say power is now out in parts of the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea', 1 November 2017
Also broadcast on ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Gold Coast), ABC News (Newcastle), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Sydney)
SBS, ''Terrified' refugees refuse to leave Manus Island amid reports of looting', 1 November 2017
The Australian, 'Manus closure sets off 'looting', protests', 1 November 2017
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