I covered the protester aspect of the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Sydney for the Sydney Morning Herald. Using direct reporting and a series of Freedom-of-Information requests I found that police were forced to make a payout for wrongly arresting a protester, spent $2 million on a…
Kevin’s above, he’s even big in Hong Kong
With an inscrutable expression, a giant Kevin Rudd looks out over Cameron Road in Hong Kong, silently urging overseas Australians to vote in the election. Read more… My first, and only, picture byline. I took the snap while on holiday in Hong Kong.
Universities violate privacy laws
Two more useful freedom-of-information searches that came back with useful results about the way universities and the police interact. July 11, 2007: Uni lets police see personal records THE University of Technology, Sydney, has given police access to student and staff information during the past two years without the knowledge…
Hidden truth of joyflight crash pilot
AN ADVENTURE pilot who died with his passenger in a jet fighter crash in October had a history of complaints and investigations into his flying and aircraft maintenance – but after the crash the air safety authority denied all knowledge of his record. Documents obtained from the Civil Aviation Safety…