Bleak pace of ICAC justice Chris Merritt 21 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper In Bleak House, Charles Dickens had to invent the marathon case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce in order to poke fun at slow justice. In contemporary NSW, there is no...
Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald verdict can give clarity on official misconduct Chris Merritt 11 February 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper The conspiracy trial of former NSW politicians Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald is drawing to a close. And...
Reputational damage at heart of ICAC probe into Operation Bandicoot Chris Merritt 18 February 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper In October 2014, when Bruce Lander was South Australia’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, he issued a...
The 16 documents at the heart of ICAC overreach Chris Merritt 22 April 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Every now and then, the community catches a glimpse of the true nature of the relationship between the NSW government and its Independent...
NT anti-corruption boss Ken Fleming kept the media occupied Chris Merritt 1 July 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Next week, when Ken Fleming QC retires, he will leave an enormous gap – not just as the Northern Territory’s first Independent...
NT parliament hopes for a resolution to Ken Fleming controversy Chris Merritt 9 July 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper The retirement on July 5 of the Northern Territory’s first Independent Commissioner Against Corruption leaves the...