Japan tries to revive TPP
The anti-personal freedoms, pro-corporate greed TPP deal is being resurrected by Japan, reports say. Like a Frankenstein, will this ill-conceived monster never succumb to death? 26 April 2017
Mandatory: thoughtless sentencing
Under our constitutions, politicians do laws and judges do trials and sentencing. There’s no place in a rule-of-law society for pollies to usurp the role of the legal system. 20 April 2017
When victims meet perpetrators
Justice in Australia doesn’t come in just one size: a new form, restorative, is starting to reintroduce victims and criminals to each other for better outcomes for both sides. 5 April 2017
Info-graphics are act of courage
Against the odds, the federal bureaucracy’s Timothy is leading an unlikely counter-Pilgrimage to safeguard public access rights to privacy, FOI, and info policy from attack by AG George Brandis. 5 April 2017
April 2017 CLArion: Parliament at last aware of extradition treaty dangers
Report/minutes of 2017 eAGM (and Declaration of the Election)
CLA’s electronic and postal Annual General Meeting for 2017 has concluded, with about 57% of members voting, slightly down on the percentage in the past two years. 28 March 2017
Broadcaster belongs to we the people
The ABC is suffering the bullying and harassment of government. It’s time for the people to ’rescue’ the organisation which is normally involved in the saving of Australians. 25 March 2017
Wrongfully convicted…would I lie to you?
Popping the marriage question
Absent the planned plebiscite, we’re not having the robust marriage debate we should be having. Max Thomas weighs in with observations on a core question: what is marriage for? 21 March 2017