by Chris Merritt | Apr 28, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
When Dominic Perrottet’s Coalition government lost office in NSW, it left a magnificent gift for the incoming Labor administration. It should not be ignored. Gathering dust in the government archives in Sydney are two reports from parliamentary committees that were...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 14, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Those who see the coming referendum as a question of morality are right. The legal detail is important. But even more important is the fact that this debate is about a single principle. We must all answer this question: do we still believe in equality of citizenship?...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 5, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Good evening everyone. Before we start I want to thank the Sydney Institute for hosting this event which will hopefully get to the core of what this referendum is all about. I also want to make it clear that while George Williams and I might hold different opinions...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 31, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
Former union leader John Maitland spent almost two years in prison for a crime he did not commit. And now he wants justice – not for himself but for thousands of others. Nobody can give Maitland back those lost years. But he wants the new Labor government of NSW to...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 24, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, The Voice: Uluru Statement
What we have just witnessed in Canberra is a masterclass on how to cripple the cause of constitutional recognition of indigenous people. The government has signed up to a plan that is so extreme and unworkable it will galvanise the “no” case by ignoring the problems...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 16, 2023 | Commentary, Media Article, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Press reports this week suggest that the government is again tinkering with the words that would establish an Indigenous voice in the Constitution. The confusion, the lack of community-wide consultation and the slow leaking of information from private meetings is...
