A prominent Northbridge nightclub owner believes the police need more “tools in the arsenal” to combat violence and anti-social behaviour in the precinct. Speaking with Oliver Peterson, Trevor Candido said it’s “paramount” that police are able to take people off the street who are known to be violent. “Unfortunately we have a system where violent […]

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says while the early signs that Omicron may be less severe are promising, he’s told Liam Bartlett the government is adopting a “cautious” approach as they learn more about the strain. It comes as the Prime Minister convenes a National Security Committee meeting today to discuss Australia’s response to the […]

A new book detailing all the lies and falsehoods told by Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been released. Lies and Falsehoods: The Morrison Government is the first in The Crikey Read series, and in it author Bernard Keane claims the lies told by the current Prime Minister is above and beyond that told by any other […]

The Police Union is calling for a greater work-life balance for officers as new figures reveal there’s been an increase in suicides in recent years. It comes as the annual police union conference gets underway in Perth today with the issue firmly on the agenda. The “right to disconnect” will see officers able to properly […]

The South African doctor who was the first to raise the alarm about patients with the Omicron variant says while we don’t know a lot about the new strain, so far we only seeing “mild cases”. Dr Angelique Coetzee, Chair of South African Medical Association, says she is “concerned but also optimistic” given people who […]

Federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says social media giants and anonymous trolls will be put “on notice” by new laws set to be introduced to parliament. The legislation will label social media companies as publishers for defamatory comments made on their platform instead of the owners of that page. It will require them to identify any […]