by Chris Merritt | Jul 9, 2026 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Human Rights, ICAC, Media Article
When people enter into binding agreements, failure to live up to their obligations can damage their reputation and make it difficult to do business. That lesson might be obvious to ordinary people but not to the Albanese government. Since it came to office, this...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 26, 2026 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article
One of the most significant anniversaries in the life of this nation – and every other free society – has just come and gone with barely a mention. That anniversary marks the birth in the modern world of an idea that is now ingrained in Australia: freedom under the...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 24, 2026 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Sometimes the law moves in mysterious ways – so mysterious that nobody has any idea what was going on inside a judge’s head. This is such a case. Normally, when judges make important decisions, they hand down judgments outlining their reasoning so everyone can see,...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 18, 2026 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Whether we like it or not, this country and much of the Western world is at a turning point. We face challenges that will be familiar to those with a grasp of what happened in Germany in the 1920s: the fracturing of society and a growing hatred of Jews. That hatred...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 12, 2026 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Just over three years ago when Ian Jackman was welcomed to the bench of the Federal Court his remarks that day provided a hint of what was to come. He recalled how much he had learned when he was an associate to Bill Gummow, who at the time was a judge of the Federal...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 5, 2026 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
From a rule of law perspective, vague laws of the kind that are increasingly popular in Canberra are worse than no law at all. They harm the innocent by failing to provide adequate warning against conduct that can incur liability. They open the door to arbitrary...
