Why Attorney-General Christian Porter ignored the ‘expert’ analysis
Why Attorney-General Christian Porter ignored the ‘expert’ analysis Chris Merritt 26 November 2020 Published in the Australian Newspaper When Christian Porter unveiled draft legislation for the planned Commonwealth Integrity Commission,...
Richard Poole an innocent man paying the price for ICAC blunder
Richard Poole an innocent man paying the price for ICAC blunder Chris Merritt 14 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Last month, when Richard Poole told his appalling story to a committee of the NSW parliament, he faltered, apparently...Bleak pace of ICAC justice
Bleak pace of ICAC justice Chris Merritt 21 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper In Bleak House, Charles Dickens had to invent the marathon case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce in order to poke fun at slow justice. In contemporary NSW, there is no...Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald verdict can give clarity on official misconduct
Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald verdict can give clarity on official misconduct Chris Merritt 11 February 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper The conspiracy trial of former NSW politicians Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald is drawing to a close. And...