by Chris Merritt | Jun 29, 2023 | Chris Merritt, ICAC
Chris Minns needs to think again. Voluntary time standards will never put an end to the ludicrous delays that afflict the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption. For proof, the NSW Premier needs to look no further than ICAC’s own record of failure — outlined in...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 9, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Next Thursday, June 15, is a date of constitutional significance not just here but in every jurisdiction that adheres to the rule of law. It deserves to be celebrated as the fountainhead of liberty. On that date, 808 years ago, Magna Carta – Latin for The Great...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 2, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Ian Harrison, like every other judge of the NSW Supreme Court, is entitled to hold personal views on political issues – so long as he keeps them to himself. But last week, Harrison crossed the line. He aligned himself with the “yes” case in the coming referendum and...
by Chris Merritt | May 26, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Last weekend, Noel Pearson added my name to his naughty list. My offence from his perspective has been to change sides on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament and the executive. He wrote in this newspaper that I had become a “shrill” opponent “whose lurid...
by Chris Merritt | May 19, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Shane Drumgold KC has done the right thing. He deserves credit for taking four weeks’ leave as Director of Public Prosecutions of the ACT. He would deserve more credit if he never returned. If he remains the territory’s top prosecutor, there is a risk that criminal...
