I just want to thank everybody again for helping Ismail, a refugee from Somalia who had been on Manus Island for seven years and was then medevacced to Australia in 2019. He remains in a hotel, where … [Read more...]
Our Values – Diversity, Tolerance, Professionalism, Justice, Compassion
At Martin Bullock Lawyers we have long thought about our values, and we try to practice them both in our professional lives and in our personal lives. The values that we espouse and try to live by … [Read more...]
Update on Ismail
A big shout out to all of the wonderful people who supported us in raising funds in order to get Ismail to Canada. Here is an update on where Ismail is at the moment from the lovely Dawn … [Read more...]
Children’s Criminal Responsibility: Raise the Age or Maintain the Status Quo?
The Australian Medical Association and the Law Council of Australia recently called on Australia’s governments to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Current Criminal … [Read more...]
Another Attack on our Humanity – Repeal of the Medevac Laws
On 3 December 2019, the 47th anniversary of the election of the Whitlam government, the current Australian government took another step down the path of removing rights for asylum seekers. The … [Read more...]
Gladys Elphick
Who is that lady who appeared on the Google homepage this morning? Well, that’s Aunty Glad. Gladys Elphick, who was born 104 years ago today. Glad was an Australian Aboriginal woman of … [Read more...]
Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
A recent inquiry into sexual harassment by the Australian Human Rights Commission has highlighted the issues facing Australian women in the workplace. The inquiry, which detailed more than 420 … [Read more...]
Immigration Detention: The Financial Cost and the Human Cost
Let's be frank - Martin Bullock Lawyers opposes immigration detention, both onshore and offshore. The reality is that it is an inhumane and expensive position to hold. It is 56 times cheaper to … [Read more...]
Societies create human rights, and they are fragile
It has been 70 years since the philosopher Hannah Arendt, a German-Jewish woman, coined the phrase, “the right to have rights”. Hannah was forced to flee Nazi Germany only to be interned in France, … [Read more...]
Such a Fine, Sunny Day, and I Have to Go
These were the last heartbreaking words of Sophie Scholl. Last Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the death of Sophie Scholl, a leading member of the White Rose group, who was beheaded by the … [Read more...]