John Buckley
John Buckley is a senior reporter at VICE Australia.
Cops Charge Australians for Connection to Global Cocaine Syndicate
They become the latest to face charges as others in the U.K. face the court
Majority of Australians Do, in Fact, Support Public Corruption Hearings
More than two thirds of Australian voters want to see politicians held to account in public.
Young Australians Are Expected to Get Screwed by the Government’s Tax Cuts
“Basically, from an age perspective, the Stage 3 tax cuts are cooked.”
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Has Been Declared a Hate Group
“Community safety and democracies are at risk. It’s critical that people, locally and globally, understand the far-right extremist landscape.”
Cop Threatens Young Female Officers With Rape, Inquiry Hears
An inquiry into responses to domestic violence and work culture at Queensland police revealed systemic bullying and harassment this week.
Young People Are Struggling to Afford Food in Australia
About 45 percent of young people are struggling with food insecurity.
The Greens Will Try to Force Albanese to Fix the Housing Crisis
The wait-list for those seeking social housing grew by 8,000 households last year to 163,508. More than 116,000 Australians are experiencing homelessness.
Even Conservatives Hate Conservative Politicians in Australia
At CPAC Australia, the Liberal Party’s “cowardice” took centre stage.
Australia Has Dumped Its Last COVID-19 Measures
Over the last two years, Australia has been home to some of the tightest Covid restrictions in the world.
Will Australia’s New Corruption Watchdog Work If Hearings Are Held in Private?
Legal experts and MPs told VICE that private hearings could “inhibit” the commission’s ability to expose corruption.
Australia Is In a Housing Crisis. Is It Time For A National Rent Freeze?
Australia could have saved $7.1 billion if rents were frozen a year ago.
Pauline Hanson Referred to the Human Rights Commission After Racist Tirade
In a tweet, Hanson told another senator to “piss off back to Pakistan”.