by Chris Merritt | May 30, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
The legal tactics being used against Walter Sofronoff by the ACT government should concern everyone who values the role of the judiciary as a check on the exercise of power. What we are witnessing is of almost constitutional significance – and not in a good way....
by Chris Merritt | May 23, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
It could just be a few weeks before Anthony Albanese flies to Washington for long-delayed talks with Donald Trump. It would therefore be wise to remove an obvious impediment to the success of those discussions. That means taking seriously diplomatic overtures from the...
by Chris Merritt | May 16, 2025 | All Posts, Attorney General, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
After her appointment this week as Attorney-General, Michelle Rowland made a brilliant move: she undertook to uphold the rule of law. That means she has set herself key performance indicators that go beyond the criteria for success that applied to her previous role as...
by Chris Merritt | May 9, 2025 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
Before too long, somebody needs to send communications minister Michelle Rowland a copy of Jonathan Sumption’s latest book: “The challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law.” With luck, it might encourage her to reconsider her plan for a renewed attack on freedom of...
by Sally Layson | May 2, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, ICAC, Media Article
This month marks an anniversary, of sorts, for former NSW sports minister John Sidoti. It’s no cause for celebration. Instead, it highlights the appalling delays afflicting that state’s criminal justice system. Those delays are the direct result of the inconsistent...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 25, 2025 | All Posts, Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article
If the polls are right, much of the nation’s future direction is about to be determined by Adam Bandt’s Greens. That needs to be carefully considered not just by those who live in rented accommodation and are worried about the Greens’ tax policies, or by those who...
