by Chris Merritt | Sep 26, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
When Anthony Albanese was in New York this week trying to persuade Americans to invest in Australia, a truck emblazoned with a very different message was cruising the streets. An electronic billboard that ran its full length carried this warning: “Australia paid the...
by Chris Merritt | Sep 19, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Education, ICAC, Media Article
Since his appointment last year as Attorney-General of England and Wales, one thing has become clear about Lord Richard Hermer KC: nobody could ever describe him as a conservative. He owes his appointment – and his life peerage – to his friend and fellow...
by Chris Merritt | Aug 15, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
When Charles Dickens wrote Bleak House, he invented a court case that dragged on for generations, consuming money and providing nothing of value except work for lawyers. Jarndyce v Jarndyce was a parable with a compelling message: justice delayed is justice denied....
by Chris Merritt | May 30, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
The legal tactics being used against Walter Sofronoff by the ACT government should concern everyone who values the role of the judiciary as a check on the exercise of power. What we are witnessing is of almost constitutional significance – and not in a good way....
by Chris Merritt | May 23, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
It could just be a few weeks before Anthony Albanese flies to Washington for long-delayed talks with Donald Trump. It would therefore be wise to remove an obvious impediment to the success of those discussions. That means taking seriously diplomatic overtures from the...
by Sally Layson | May 2, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, ICAC, Media Article
This month marks an anniversary, of sorts, for former NSW sports minister John Sidoti. It’s no cause for celebration. Instead, it highlights the appalling delays afflicting that state’s criminal justice system. Those delays are the direct result of the inconsistent...
