by Chris Merritt | Mar 28, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Sixteen months ago, the Albanese government had the perfect opportunity to refute the argument that it has no appetite for reform. Instead, it dropped the ball. In November, 2023, a report landed on the desk of Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus that called for big changes...
by Chris Merritt | Jan 2, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, Sexual Assault
In less than three weeks, the Australian Law Reform Commission is due to hand Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus a report on one of the most fraught issues confronting the justice system: sexual assault. The failure of the Bruce Lehrmann rape trial in the ACT was merely...
by Chris Merritt | Dec 28, 2024 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
In the months ahead, we can expect to be deluged with all sorts of promises from politicians about the laws they intend to enact after the coming federal election.When assessing those promises you should keep in mind that the erosion of liberty is sometimes dressed up...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 4, 2022 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, ICAC
ICAC inquiries damage reputations Chris Merritt 3 March 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper If Labor wins the coming election and establishes a federal anti-corruption commission, the design team might benefit from a long chat with Ian Robertson, who...
by Sally Layson | Nov 2, 2021 | All Posts, Uncategorized
The Federal Human Rights Commission needs to openly review the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 and in the meantime withdraw it (if necessary with a short extension of the current State of Emergency). The passing of the Victorian...
by Rule of Law Staff | Mar 29, 2021 | All Posts, Uncategorized
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia respectfully considers the reasons of the General Editor in the May 2021 issue of the Australian Law Journal are not soundly based and is of the view that it would be contrary to the Rule of Law to hold an inquiry into...
