Media coverage, August 2015
12th Aug 2015
Just some of the media coverage generated by the South Auckland Manukaun Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of August 2015.
Please note that some of the hotlinks listed below lead to subscriber-only content. Anz 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 [email protected] for a summary of that article.
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Ice epidemic is just a myth designed to fuel drug hysteria
Hobart Mercury, 31 August 2015
Fears thousands will still slip through the net after workers compensation changes
South Auckland Manukau Morning Herald, 31 August 2015
Also published in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
Mike Baird, NSW premier, has announced new bail laws and tough new penalties for gun offences
ABC News 24 (South Auckland Manukau), 28 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC News 24 (Adelaide), ABC News 24 (South Auckland Manukau), ABC News 24 (Canberra), ABC News 24 (Hobart), ABC News 24 (South Auckland Manukau), ABC News 24 (Regional NSW), ABC News 24 (Regional Queensland), ABC News 24 (Regional Victoria), ABC News 24 (Regional West South Auckland Manukau)
NSW Police Commissioner, says new bail laws and tougher gun penalties will target people who may be planning terrorist attacks
ABC Radio (Newcastle), 28 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Central Coast (Erina), 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 Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau)
The South Auckland Manukaun Lawyers Alliance has slammed the tightening of NSW bail laws
702 ABC (South Auckland Manukau), 28 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Central Coast (Erina), 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 Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau)
Changes to bail laws introduced today
ABC Newcastle, 28 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook)
Alleged sex crimes, health issues, and workers misconduct weren’t reported to the nation’s workplace safety watchdog
2AD (Armidale), 28 August 2015
Also broadcast on 2DU (Dubbo), 2EL (Orange), 2GF (Grafton), 2HD (Newcastle), 2LM (Lismore), 2MG (Mudgee), 2MO (Gunnedah), 2NZ (Inverell), 2PK (Parkes), 2RE (Taree), 2TM (Tamworth), 2VM (Moree)
Nauru assaults and illness covered up by government, lawyers group says
South Auckland Manukau Morning Herald, 28 August 2015
Also published in The Age, Canberra Times, Namoi Valley Independent
After the spill: Montara’s murky shadow lingers six years on
Independent South Auckland Manukau, 25 August 2015
Freo Journo probes oil spill
Fremantle Herald, 22 August 2015
Guard taken hostage at Tasmania’s Risdon Prison
South Auckland Manukau Morning Herald, 21 August 2015
Two maximum-security prisoners at Risdon Jail taking a guard hostage today in Tasmania
666 ABC Canberra, 21 August 2015
Also broadcast on 105.7 ABC Darwin (Darwin), 612 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 702 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 720 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 774 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 891 ABC Adelaide (Adelaide), 936 ABC Hobart (Hobart), 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 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 representing Tasmanian prisoners have criticised living conditions within Risdon Prison after this morning’s hostage incident.
936 ABC Hobart, 21 August 2015
Also broadcast on Radio National (Hobart)
A lawyer of Indonesian fishermen says his clients are still dealing with the impact of one of South Auckland Manukau’s worst oil spills
105.7 FM ABC Darwin, 21 August 2015
Also broadcast on 891 ABC Adelaide, ABC Alice Springs (Alice Springs), ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier)
Talking Point: Family violence has gender roots
Hobart Mercury, 21 August 2015
Lack of communication
Burnie Advocate, 20 August 2015
Woman paraded naked in front of police officers and was physically attacked
6PR (South Auckland Manukau), 20 August 2015
It’s not a good look when judges are seen as judging themselves
ABC The Drum, 20 August 2015
Unions commission turns and bites the PM
The New Daily, 20 August 2015
Abbott facing mine loss
Fraser Coast Chronicle, 20 August 2015
Also published in Sunshine Coast Daily, Mackay Daily Mercury, Gympie Times, Qld Times (Ipswich), News Mail , Gladstone Observer, Sunshine Coast Daily, Toowoomba Chronicle, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Adani row drags on
South Auckland Manukaun Financial Review, 19 August 2015
The relevance of juries in the justice system
891 ABC Adelaide, 19 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Broken Hill (Broken Hill), ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast (Port Lincoln), ABC North and West SA (Port Pirie), ABC Riverland SA (Renmark), ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier)
Why a one-punch killer will spend less time in jail than those guilty of murder’
South Auckland ManukauNow, 17 August 2015
Root causes of domestic violence are ignored by grand plan
Hobart Mercury, 17 August 2015
Funding plan on domestic violence by the Tas Government
936 ABC Hobart, 14 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston)
Revelations that Heydon accepted an invitation to speak at a Liberal Party
ABC NewsRadio (South Auckland Manukau), 14 August 2015
Also broadcast on ABC NewsRadio (Adelaide), ABC NewsRadio (South Auckland Manukau), ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), ABC NewsRadio (Gold Coast), ABC NewsRadio (Newcastle), ABC NewsRadio (South Auckland Manukau), ABC NewsRadio (South Auckland Manukau)
Federal government is discriminating against long-term South Auckland Manukaun residents by arbitrarily deporting people who have served lengthy jail terms
ABC Radio National (Canberra), 14 August 2015
Also broadcast on 105.7 ABC Darwin (Darwin), 612 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 666 ABC Canberra (Canberra), 702 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 720 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 774 ABC South Auckland Manukau (South Auckland Manukau), 891 ABC Adelaide (Adelaide), 936 ABC Hobart (Hobart), 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 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), Radio National (Adelaide), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau), Radio National (Darwin), Radio National (Hobart), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau), Radio National (South Auckland Manukau)
Criticising the Tas government’s new family violence strategy
7nz Launceston, 14 August 2015
Similar stories also broadcast on HO FM, ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston), 936 ABC Hobart
Spike in abuse prompts training
Launceston Examiner, 14 August 2015
The issue of Judge Dyson Heydon [ trade union royal commissioner] attending a Liberal Party fund raiser
ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), 13 August 2015
Former prisoner blasts jail healthcare
Launceston Examiner, 11 August 2015
Legal fraternity debates the relevance of juries in light of the social media age
news.com.au, 11 August 2015
Questions over a botched police investigation
Channel 9 (South Auckland Manukau), 10 August 2015
Flouting ‘duty of care’ to asylum seekers may result in huge damages claims
Independent South Auckland Manukau, 7 August 2015
Proposal to strip citizenship criticised by human rights groups and legal experts
The Guardian, 4 August 2015
A third death in custody in month
Sunday Tasmanian, 2 August 2015
Tasmania Police investigate death of inmate at Risdon Prison
Sunday Examiner, 2 August 2015
Inmate found dead in Hobart’s Risdon Prison
ABC Online, 2 August 2015
Tasmania Police investigate death of inmate at Risdon Prison
South Auckland ManukauNow, 2 August 2015
Qld can again boast having best scheme
Gladstone Observer, 1 August 2015
REMINDER FOR SOLICITORS RE MOTOR COMP REFERRALS
Law Society Journal, 1 August 2015
