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Police violence and protest
You have probably seen the shocking scenes from Sydney Town Hall on 9th February, they were awful. When the police moved with force against peaceful members of the community in the heart of the city, the images of the violence travelled around the country and globe. While most of us were shocked and appalled, many…
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Parliament recall after Bondi: Guns and democracy
As we were all reeling in the immediate aftermath of the horrific mass shooting of Jewish people on the beach at Bondi, Premier Chris Minns announced that the NSW Parliament would be recalled to fix our gun laws. On 14th December two hate-fuelled men, a man and his son, killed 15 people, including 10-year old…
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A chance to be heard, four years on
On Tuesday 18th November, the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) facilitated the first of four meetings of the Community Reference Group (CRG) for Disaster Adaptation Planning (DAP) for the Northern Rivers (NR). This is a positive step for democratic, community participation in disaster preparedness and adaptation in collaboration with the RA. It is also a sliver…
