by Chris Merritt | Dec 13, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
NSW premier Chris Minns has just been given a valuable if traumatic lesson about the true impact on that state of its Independent Commission Against Corruption. The question now is whether this will be enough to persuade the Labor government to fix a problem that has...
by Chris Merritt | Dec 13, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Defamation, Media Article
Long after John Pesutto pays Moira Deeming damages of $300,000 and her legal costs, this defamation case will hang around his neck like a rotting albatross. He will forever be known as the politician who was panicked by a tweet, responded carelessly by accusing one of...
by Chris Merritt | Dec 5, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
It was exactly 170 years ago this week that brave men died inside the Eureka Stockade after pledging, under the flag of the Southern Cross, to fight for their rights and liberties. The lasting message from all those years ago is the vital importance of fair dealing by...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 29, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Human Rights, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
When the International Criminal Court mobilised its resources against Israel, Australian taxpayers were there to help – chipping in almost $10 million to cover the running costs of this deeply politicised institution. That makes Australia the world’s seventh...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 22, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Human Rights, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
It might have been wise for Penny Wong to have done a little more checking before declaring her respect for the independence of the International Criminal Court. If that had happened, the Foreign Minister might have realised the ICC’s arrest warrants against the Prime...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 21, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Support might be waning for the latest version of Michelle Rowland’s plan to censor social media. But it seems the communications minister is not for turning. If the latest version of her Misinformation and Disinformation Bill dies in the senate, the communications...
