Hello, and welcome back to Article Six of Let’s Get Legal! We apologise for the extended break, but we’re looking forward to getting back into discussing important and relevant cases within Australia’s legal system! We hope you enjoy today’s article, and you can find a link to the entire series at the bottom of this…
Typically, both sides of politics sit in a fierce debate over a year. Whether it be arguing in parliament or through the media, political discussion can become very heated with both sides fighting for power and relevance. However, this year has been different. Australia’s Labor Party, who are currently in the opposition, have been relatively…
This is like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders becoming best friends. Or, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov going to have a drink together at a pub in Ireland. Or even America and Syria creating an alliance. This is unbelievable. One Nation and the NSW Greens will form an alliance to support a gambling card for…
You may have thought that the government was beginning to withdraw any economic stimulus provided to Australians. However, a new stimulus will be presented soon. This time, not a stimulus that provides extra money, but one that places thousands of Australians in poverty. The JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments provided by the government undoubtedly saved lives.…
200 blog posts! I can’t believe that in only 18 months I have now written 200 blog posts! Although, they weren’t all written by me and I must thank Alex Driscoll for his 32 articles that he has written for the Music Roundup. I would also like to thank Liam Toolan, Sam Zweck, Aniket Panesar…
The below text is a transcript from a spoken word video recently posted on this blog's instagram page. If you would like to watch the video, feel free to check out @the_levine_lowdown on instagram to watch it there! It has been 2 months since the murder of George Floyd You could almost split the last…
Written by Guest Author: Aniket Panesar So it’s pretty clear, COVID-19 has not been good for the economy. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in increased financial market volatility, depreciation of the Australian Dollar and has led to sharp increases in unemployment levels within Australia. Considering this, it has not been a good economic start for…
Written by Guest Author: Sam Zweck They say recessions and a global crisis can happen about every decade. Go back to 2009 – the GFC. Derived from the US housing market crash and the fall of Lehman Brothers. Australia was quite weathered for that storm. This one, however, is different. A health crisis, namely, a…
Written by Guest Author: Liam Toolan “It’s a cult, a business and didn’t the pastor’s father sexually assault someone?” Comments we have all heard too often. After witnessing the unjustified hate around Hillsong I seek to address the misconceptions a politically biased media has constructed upon a church of Pentecostalism. No, I am not “indoctrinated”…
This week on the podcast we discussed the cost of living with a direct focus on youth accommodation. We also debated different methods of saving money, and the unnecessary nature of luxury goods. Click the link below to listen to the episode: https://linktr.ee/POYpodcast
Despite my reading on this developing story, I am still working through the details of the situation. Therefore, please excuse me if this article jumps around with a lack of direction. There is currently an ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) inquiry taking place into the NSW Labour Party regarding the party’s alleged scheme to circumvent…
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