№ 26 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Thomas had pathological hatred for Roseanne, barrister tells judge.
Paul Blacket SC opens the case for the plaintiff in Becket v The State of NSW on July 28, 2014.
Wendy Bacon Journalist, activist
Menu№ 26 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Paul Blacket SC opens the case for the plaintiff in Becket v The State of NSW on July 28, 2014.
№ 6 in Public Land is Our Land
The NSW government has referred a report into a Paddington crown land lease to ICAC and is considering withdrawing its development consent.
№ 25 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
On July 27, Roseanne Beckett's malicious prosecution trial against the NSW government began. Wendy Bacon will blog during the proceedings.
№ 2 in Women‘s Refuges
More than 25 feminist women’s refuges in NSW have lost their government funding, with their buildings being handed over to religious or other charities.
№ 1 in Women‘s Refuges
2014 is the 40th birthday of Elsie’s, a refuge for women escaping domestic violence. It began as a women's liberation squat in inner Sydney.
In July 1975, Kings Cross anti-development campaigner Juanita Nielsen was disappeared. She was murdered as a result of her opposition to the development of Victoria Street. This post includes some shots of her newspaper and two others that were produced in protest against her disappearance.
№ 3 in Lynas and its missing waste plan
Natalie Lowrey, a Sydney-based environmental defender, remains in Malaysian police custody after a weekend anti-mining protest.
The 'media trial of the century' may be over in Britain, but in Australia, there's more questions than answers, writes Wendy Bacon.
№ 5 in Public Land is Our Land
A Sydney lawyer has accused the NSW LNP government of misleading the NSW parliament about its knowledge of a legal opinion from a renowned trust lawyer.
If you believe the generous tributes to Neville Wran, NSW under his government was a paradise. In reality, corruption and dirty deals were rife, writes NM contributing editor Wendy Bacon.