by Chris Merritt | Nov 7, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Education, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
After this week’s sobering address by the nation’s top spy it’s time to accept reality: this country is engaged in a battle of ideas that has been thrust upon us by malign forces – foreign and domestic. We need to act accordingly.In order to prevail, this...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 30, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
The latest assessment of the rule of law around the world tells two stories about Australia. Just one of those stories will be familiar to Jews and residents of the nation’s crime capital: Victoria. The most important message from the global rule of law rankings is...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 24, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Attorney General, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
The next time someone criticises the NSW government for failing to do enough to fight anti-semitism, consider who is really to blame. Last week a court struck down a key part of that state’s efforts to protect the right of Jews to practise their religion free from...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 17, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
When Australians are given a chance to have a say, history shows this country’s commitment to equality of citizenship is overwhelming. But history also provides a warning that governments too easily forget. When equality of citizenship is threatened, the response in...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 10, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
The Palestine Action Group and other organisers of Sunday’s banned march on the Sydney Opera House have achieved a memorable outcome. By bringing legal action that invoked a constitutional question, they ensured their argument would not be heard by a single judge but...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 8, 2025 | Anti-Semitism, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Article
The real issue that should be before the NSW Court of Appeal is whether the right to free speech protects the glorification of mass murder and the incitement of racial hatred. After two years of rage in the streets, Blind Freddy can see that this is the real issue...
