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...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 25, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
If the polls are right, much of the nation’s future direction is about to be determined by Adam Bandt’s Greens. That needs to be carefully considered not just by those who live in rented accommodation and are worried about the Greens’ tax policies, or by those who...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 22, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Human Rights, ICAC, Media Article
Geoffrey Robertson KC is one of those annoying lawyers who cannot be pigeon-holed. In May last year when he appeared at Sydney’s State Theatre there was much eye-rolling among conservatives in the audience when some of his funniest jokes came at the expense of Peter...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 11, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
US senator Mark Warner has emerged as one of Australia’s great friends in Washington, arguing strongly that our country should not be hit with Donald Trump’s tariffs. So why did the Albanese government sabotage his efforts?Instead of doing everything possible to...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 4, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Article
Thanks to some rushed lawmaking late last year, the federal government has just undone reforms that prevent ordinary people being dragged into expensive court cases over minor disputes. The states put an end to trivial defamation claims by using a “serious harm”...
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...
