Keywords: Police Corruption
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AUSTRALIA
No 'group' can be assumed to be full of
criminals. Men form friendships out of common, innocuous interests. Laws introduced in NSW interfere with civil liberties and are likely to be ineffective at addressing organised crime.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 26 March 2009
1 Comment
Let's face it, caricature is easy. Rhetoric that links bikies with terrorism and organised crime makes for sensational news, but good journalism demands more than that. So does compelling storytelling.
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AUSTRALIA
- Reuben Brand
- 23 March 2009
5 Comments
The streets of Rawalpindi were now relatively empty, an eerie feeling
in a usually bustling city. After slipping past police checkpoints I noticed the city was not completely still. Groups of men roamed the streets, patiently waiting for the call to action.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Harry Nicolaides
- 29 July 2008
11 Comments
Fibreglass police officers man checkpoints on the road to the Thai-Burmese border crossing at Mai Sai. At a market on the Burma side of the border, child pornography is peddled by the world's most malevolent cottage industry.
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 18 June 2008
2 Comments
Bodies such as the NSW Crime Commission and Victoria's Office of Police Integrity have proven either ineffective or vulnerable to influence themselves. Ultimately, we the people are responsible for keeping these bodies accountable.
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's visit to Jakarta today and continued inter-cultural dialogue could do much to enrich Australia's friendship with Indonesia. Indonesia's labelling as a basket case of corruption and terrorism denies the significant strides the country has taken since its democratic reformation.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Moira Rayner
- 16 April 2008
2 Comments
Having a conflict of interest is not, in itself, wrong — it is the
potential for wrongdoing and corruption that must be avoided. We are
not very good at this in Australia. From July-August 2003
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RELIGION
- Kylie Crabbe
- 20 March 2008
6 Comments
It seems Victoria Police's Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon, was fast-tracked to unpopularity by trying to be a thoughtful, discerning leader. The bitterness displayed by those she's locked horns with is
testament to the danger of reforming a powerful institution.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Allister Hayman
- 27 June 2007
1 Comment
Despite mounting criticism of the human rights record of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, foreign donors, including Australia, continue to back him financially. It seems that the economic growth and stability he has fostered is more valuable than transparency, the rule of law, and human rights.
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AUSTRALIA
- Fatima Measham
- 18 May 2007
Fatima Measham investigates the declining credibility of Filipino President Gloria Arroyo.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins & James Massola
- 04 September 2006
1 Comment
Last week, 'Jihad' Jack Thomas was recalled from a beach holiday with his family after he had a control order placed on him. Our capacity to respond to alarm is diminished by the media's manufacturing of monsters to sell papers and compete for ratings and website hits.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Long before there was a monopoly on gambling, there were nit-keepers, discovers David Glanz.
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