by Chris Merritt | Apr 19, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article, Model Litigant
In November last year, Paul Brereton explained how his National Anti-Corruption Commission decides which matters to pursue. Given what has come to light about the Albanese government’s $2.4m settlement with Brittany Higgins, those remarks by the NACC commissioner...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 15, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Defamation, Media Article
There is now a real danger society will learn the wrong lessons from Network Ten’s resounding defamation win against Bruce Lehrmann – a man who stands condemned as a rapist.Mr Lehrmann is the author of his own ruin.He launched this civil case knowing there was a risk...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 11, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Human Rights, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
The revolt over proposed restrictions on religious schools is close to uniform among the nation’s peak religious leaders. But that does not mean the threat to religious freedom is close to defeat. A parliamentary committee has been working on a second plan that could...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 5, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Defamation, Media Article
Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case is shaping up as something far more important: it could be a turning point in the way the media and the courts deal with breaches of confidence. And this is all due to an unlikely change agent: former Seven network producer Taylor...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 31, 2024 | Chris Merritt, ICAC, Media Article
Chris Minns, the NSW Premier, has established himself as Mr Reasonable. That is why his recent appearance on Sydney radio station 2GB was so surprising.Minns must have known that radio host Ben Fordham would be asking him about the unfair treatment of mining company...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 22, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Media Article
The federal government has had more than three months to come to terms with the High Court’s short, unanimous ruling in the migration case known as NZYQ. Its failure to do so cannot be blamed on the judges. The High Court did what it was required to do under the...
