A Human Rights Act, reform of courts and evidence practices, as well as a wholesale overhaul of how we think about and treat Indigenous Australians, particularly the kids, are the priorities for the 2025 federal government from day 1. These are not party-political issues, but merely benchmarks for an improving and better Australian society for all its people. Civil liberties and rights people – all Australians – should demand no less.
Other highlights in this issue include:
• Call for better prison reporting, restoring debit card basic rights
• Police ‘spin’ warps reporting – and police accountability – from the outset
• CCTV surveillance in our cities getting out of (privacy) control
• Double jeopardy in reverse
• $75m award for 10-year wrongful conviction