ACT must be able to choose freely
Australian States can legislate about death choice, so it is completely inequitable that citizens of the ACT don’t have the same freedom to decide, an ACT government minister says. 12 Aug 2015
Australian States can legislate about death choice, so it is completely inequitable that citizens of the ACT don’t have the same freedom to decide, an ACT government minister says. 12 Aug 2015
Creating laws which fairly deal with protest and people’s right to privacy, particularly medical privacy, is complex, and nowhere more so than around abortion clinics. Here is CLA’s position. 11 Aug 2015
Law schools and teachers should become much more active in working on miscarriage of justice projects, says Michael Kirby, while praising legal academic innovators Bob Moles and Bibi Sangha. 10 Aug 2015
Admittedly ‘inappropriate’ behaviour by a customs officer over seizing – and using – a passenger’s mobile phone is being investigated, but very slowly and secretly. We the people deserves more transparency. 6 Aug 2015
I was confronted today for the first time by a very authoritarian and threatening ABS censor collector. It was amazing how my honest answer that I hadn’t received a census form in the mail led to quite a severe escalation in his behaviour, including threats of a fine and a visit by “somebody else”. Maybe he hadn’t had the best of days because he had already broken the door bell button – which was jammed in the on position when I answered the door. The button was pushed through the enclosure. I was further put off by the fact that I asked severalContinue reading
‘Misguided enthusiasm’ may see inventive police park the bus illegally in trying to combat the drug scourge in rural communities. We need to stay alert to protect our liberties. 26 July 2015
As the wrong parliamentary committee considers such a vital question as Australian citizenship, it will be deliberating on a crucial liberties and rights issue that is nowhere defined in law. 24 July 2015
Nauru is an island made up of bird poo which neighbouring nations such as Australia and New Zealand have found reason to exploit for trace elements missing in the soil in those countries to enable agricultural development with scant regard to the sociological consequences that followed for the native inhabitants. The reality now is that the we have a native population that has a sense of entitlement to income without effort and a corrupted government that has sacked the judiciary, has no rule of law, and can gaol anyone who dare criticise anything that takes place there, including the mis-treatmentContinue reading
DPPs have enormous power in the justice system, ACT barrister Jack Pappas writes, agreeing with SA’s legal fraternity that such power should be closely watched and subject to independent oversight. 11 July 2015