Financial privacy is a human right
Historically, we curbed the excesses of kings, but we’re now allowing bureaucratised, global and irresponsible government concoctions to ride roughshod over our privacy and rights re money and tax. 11 March 2015
Historically, we curbed the excesses of kings, but we’re now allowing bureaucratised, global and irresponsible government concoctions to ride roughshod over our privacy and rights re money and tax. 11 March 2015
What type of society do we really live in? Lawyer Louis Coutts examines how the rule of law has been pretzeled to the detriment of justice by Australian governments. 8 March 2015
With US President Obama seeking approval from Congress to deploy troops in future to Syria, Australia’s PM Abbott should likewise seek parliamentary approval for ongoing fighting. 12 Feb 2015
Using secret police probes in a witch-hunt against journalists who reveal refugee processing abuses shows the government doesnโt believe in a free press, and doesnโt want informed citizens. 22 Jan 2015
The Pentagon has finally admitted David Hicks’ innocence: he was charged with a non-crime. Time for Howard, Ruddock and the government to pay compensation for their incompetence. 11 Jan 2015
Debate heats up as Australian civil society and the government begin to finalise the wording of how we’ll report on human rights progress to the UN in 2015. 24 Dec 2014
Australia’s top judge is rapping the knuckles of federal MPs and a committee trying to ‘legislate’ by simply providing guidelines to laws. No way, says the CJ. 19 Dec 2014
So far the debate has been mostly about funding, Don Aitkin says. But it’s equally important for Australians to decide exactly what type of ABC we want. 3 Dec 2014
Daniel Mori’s book, about the company cowards keep, allows those who see a coloured light on a different hill to examine the perspective they are coming from. 11 Nov 2014
Delivering the Lionel Murphy memorial lecture for 2014, Prof George Williams gave this excellent rundown of the status of Australia’s terror laws. MPs, please take note. 6 Nov 2014