by Chris Merritt | Dec 8, 2022 | Chris Merritt, The Voice: Uluru Statement
It can only be hoped this was a rhetorical lapse. If not, and the Prime Minister actually meant what he said, the voice will be more deeply flawed than previously believed. If Albanese implements the report he displayed in parliament, the problems will extend well...
by Chris Merritt | Dec 2, 2022 | Chris Merritt, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Yet we are seriously being asked to embed this unknown entity in the Constitution. Before that happens, we need to know how the government plans to implement the final report of the Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process which calls for an administrative structure that is...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 25, 2022 | Commentary
One of the great lessons from Covid-19 has been the need for checks and balances to ensure emergency powers are exercised with proper oversight and democratic control. This should have been clear from October last year when 26 Victorian barristers, including 23 silks,...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 18, 2022 | Chris Merritt, ICAC
This report is not a unanimous endorsement of the bill that was presented to parliament on September 28 by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Far from it. It is actually proof that no agreement has been possible on important aspects of the new commission – least of all...
by Sally Layson | Nov 11, 2022 | Chris Merritt, ICAC
As Finance Minister and leader of the government in the NSW Upper House, Damien Tudehope is a robust politician who has retained a reputation for personal integrity. This might explain why he was holding his head this week when a private member’s bill was finally...
