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The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law
Democracy / Government / Justice / Law / Political theory / Rule of Law

The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law

Weakening the separation of the legislative and administrative branches of the law risks a partisan judiciary that acts on political intent rather than justice guidelines.

3 Comments
September 4, 2026
When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability
Government / Justice / Law / NSW Government / NSW Police / Rule of Law

When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability

The decision that the PARD Amendments legislated following the Bondi attack are unconstitutional raises questions about the Premier.

7 Comments
June 13, 2026
Free Speech in Australia: A Critical Analysis of Chris Minns’ Approach
Democracy / Domestic Law / Rule of Law

Free Speech in Australia: A Critical Analysis of Chris Minns’ Approach

Assuming controls on freedom of speech in Australia lies in the hands of governments ignores extensive legal precedent and civic discourse.

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January 24, 2026
Systemic Racism in the ACT Government – It’s Time for Real Accountability
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Racism

Systemic Racism in the ACT Government – It’s Time for Real Accountability

Thomas Emerson's Closing the Gap Bill is a crucial step toward dismantling the systemic racism in the ACT Public Service.

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October 17, 2025
Lasting Echoes of the War on Terror: Consequences of Normalising Expanded Legislation on Constitutional Values
Democracy / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Law / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law / United Nations

Lasting Echoes of the War on Terror: Consequences of Normalising Expanded Legislation on Constitutional Values

Legislative instruments expanded since 9/11 represent a vast creep of restrictions on liberty, privacy and due process

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March 26, 2025
The Paradox of Jon Stanhope: Human Rights Champion or Hypocrite?
Former CT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope
ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Discrimination / Human Rights / Refugee Policy / Refugees / Stanhope Government

The Paradox of Jon Stanhope: Human Rights Champion or Hypocrite?

Former ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has been lauded as a champion of human rights, but an examination of his actions reveals a dissonance between his proclaimed values and the realities of his political decisions

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September 15, 2024
Nemo Nisi Nomen
Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Counter-terrorism laws / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Police / Rule of Law

Nemo Nisi Nomen

In Australia, I am nothing but a name, or nemo nisi nomen, is a term that can now be applied to our so-called liberties.

9 Comments
November 29, 2012
The War on Terror and democracy’s Faustian bargain
Accountability / Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / ASIO / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Democracy / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Solomon Islands / Terrorism / West Papua

The War on Terror and democracy’s Faustian bargain

Since the events of 9/11 the Australian Government, has passed 54 pieces of ‘anti-terrorism’ legislation.

25 Comments
September 18, 2012

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  • RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

    Solomon Star
    13 October 2011
  • AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

    Solomon Star (Print only)
    4 October 2011
  • Moti affair

    Solomon Star
    14 September 2011
  • Moti affair

    Fiji Sun
    12 September 2011
  • Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

    Solomon Star
    22 July 2011
  • Moti end game

    FijiSun
    22 July 2011
  • Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

    Solomon Star
    20 July 2011
  • Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

    Solomon Star
    24 June 2011
  • The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

    Solomon Star
    17 June 2011
  • Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

    Solomon Star
    14 June 2011
  • Moti and other affairs

    Solomon Star
    9 June 2011
  • Comment: Excellent Read

    Fiji Sun
    7 June 2011

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    Major Oak feels to me a bit like the canary in the mine. If it has died what about the…

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    Well said: mourning an outcome is not the same as understanding the mechanism that produced it.

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    Lady Margaret I can assure you that we’re watching this case. It remains unacceptable to us that a posse of…

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    That letter to the ANZ bank written by Mr Angel Marina is absolutely disgusting. I cannot believe that a government…

  5. 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…

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    How did Angel Marina get away with that level of racism about a colleague, written on government stationery, and sent…

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