David McBride

Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On

In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.

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September 14, 2026

Accountability / Afghanistan / Australian Defence Force / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law

Ben Roberts-Smith: Impunity, Accountability and the Law

Charges brought against Australia's most highly decorated living soldier prove that the rule of law is functioning appropriately, even if somewhat late.

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April 8, 2026

Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Justice / Respect

The Company We Keep and the Hills We Choose to Die Upon

Choose your friends wisely and your statements prudently. They may become the reason you are remembered.

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November 26, 2024

Watershedd on Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Major Oak feels to me a bit like the canary in the mine. If it has died what about the…
Jen on Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Well said: mourning an outcome is not the same as understanding the mechanism that produced it.
Ramses on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
Lady Margaret I can assure you that we’re watching this case. It remains unacceptable to us that a posse of…
Lady Margaret on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
That letter to the ANZ bank written by Mr Angel Marina is absolutely disgusting. I cannot believe that a government…
Lady Margaret on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
A number of interesting discussions going on under this post. What I would like to ask Mr White, how is…
Kelly Conrad on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
How did Angel Marina get away with that level of racism about a colleague, written on government stationery, and sent…

David McBride

Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On

Ben Roberts-Smith: Impunity, Accountability and the Law

The Company We Keep and the Hills We Choose to Die Upon

RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

Moti affair

Moti affair

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Moti end game

Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

Moti and other affairs

Comment: Excellent Read