Those who undermine the rule of law for political purpose inflict deep and lasting damage upon the legal and justice systems.
The decision that the PARD Amendments legislated following the Bondi attack are unconstitutional raises questions about the Premier.
I. A Room Without Empathy On 30 October 2024, Francesca Albanese – UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories – stood before the General Assembly and said what those…
Higher expectations and broader negative assumptions of an Indigenous man underpin the pervasive structural racism that destroys First Nations lives.
Some of you have been reading this blog since its earliest days. You know the history. You know what was attempted. This is a brief note to tell you that…
Farrer has become the canary in the electoral mine, highlighting that voters in regional areas have had enough of being ignored.
Justice requires that legal practitioners be held to the same standards as the rest of the community, but not all jurisdictions accept that fact.
The desire for freedom is common to all people, a matter that will drive resistance against an oppressor.
Questioning Genuine Commitment by the ACT Government and the Australian Federal Police to Ensure the ACT is a Safe Space for Indigenous People to Live and Work.
The version of Australian identity that excludes newcomers based on difference is not patriotism, but a failure to accept that very difference is what builds the nation.
The gap between a government's rhetoric and its conduct is the full measure of its character.
Assuring equality under the law requires the persistent effort of people and institutions to deliver on the promise, a matter at which Australia is failing.
The NSW Court of Appeal struck down Minns’ emergency protest ban as unconstitutional.
Equal treatment under the law requires that no-one be exempt from the accountability, including those serving in the Israeli military.
Charges brought against Australia's most highly decorated living soldier prove that the rule of law is functioning appropriately, even if somewhat late.
Enforcing a disputed political definition in the public service sets an implicit bias that will affect public policy and relations both local and international.
Democracy must grow beyond the blight of the performative and blind tribal loyalty through genuine accountability to rebuild voter trust.
Australia must learn from the deterioration of democratic freedoms of the United States and defend the freedoms of individuals and independence of the courts.
The slide of the United States to an autocratic state reflects a broader trend across the world.
Bereft of the insight to realise the inconsistency of actions versus proclaimed values, the West faces a moral conundrum in the war with Iran.