Overland Journal

In our latest piece for @Co_Power_, the wonderful Sofia Sabbagh tries really hard, and ultimately fails, not to make a comic about critical minerals. overland.org.au/2026/03/trying…

A CORRUPT POLICE VENDETTA: A Judiciary Too Compromised To Intervene Theo Nolan-Isles had a bomb planted on his car for flying a Palestinian flag. Police took eight weeks to respond. For a satirical tweet mocking new laws, they arrested him instantly and denied bail. This is not justice. It’s a criminal vendetta by crooked police and a complicit judiciary perverting the course of justice. True News report by Adam Greenwood (@NauseamAdz) Theo Nolan-Isles, a 37-year-old welder and sculptor from Sydney, became the target of a violent political attack in January 2024 after displaying a Palestinian flag at his home in Botany. David Wise, acting out of hostility to Theo’s support for Palestinians, placed a homemade explosive device on Theo’s car. The device was a jerry can containing petrol, fitted with rags as a fuse, large bolts for shrapnel, and a lighter, together with a threatening note: “Enough! Take down flag! One chance!!!!” Theo found the device in his driveway and immediately contacted police. The bomb squad attended, confirming it as a genuine threat. This followed Theo’s address being doxxed online in retaliation to his public stance. The incident was a clear attempt to terrorise and silence him through fear of harm to himself and his family. NSW Police took eight weeks to arrest David Wise. Eight weeks of delay in a case involving an explosive device planted as a political act. When charges were eventually brought, they were deliberately minimised: sending an article with intent to cause alarm, stalking, using a carriage service to menace, and trespass. No terrorism charges were laid, despite the obvious political motive and the device’s capacity to intimidate and coerce. In May 2024, Wise received a 12-month sentence with a non-parole period of just three months. Theo didn’t remain silent. He publicly condemned the police for their inaction, for the eight-week delay that left him and his family exposed, and for their refusal to treat the attack as the serious threat it was. He demanded accountability, called for proper protection of citizens exercising their rights, and highlighted what he described as systemic failures in safeguarding those who express unpopular but lawful views. His criticism was measured, factual, and rooted in his lived experience as a victim the system had abandoned. For this, the authorities turned on him. Full report – tinyurl.com/PoliceVendetta… Subscribe – truenewsweekly.com/subscribe/ Donate – truenewsweekly.com/donate/ Please support independent journalism.