by Chris Merritt | Mar 31, 2024 | Chris Merritt, ICAC, Media Article
Chris Minns, the NSW Premier, has established himself as Mr Reasonable. That is why his recent appearance on Sydney radio station 2GB was so surprising.Minns must have known that radio host Ben Fordham would be asking him about the unfair treatment of mining company...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 22, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Media Article
The federal government has had more than three months to come to terms with the High Court’s short, unanimous ruling in the migration case known as NZYQ. Its failure to do so cannot be blamed on the judges. The High Court did what it was required to do under the...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 19, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
The High Court, like all institutions, is not perfect; it has been known to make some decisions that are best described as unfortunate.It is, however, a bit rich to blame the judges for decisions that have not yet been made. But that seems to be the government’s...
by Sally Layson | Mar 15, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media Article
One of the hallmarks of a free society is the right to protest – to assemble in public and express a point of view.In democracies such as ours, that right extends to everyone – even those with a tenuous grip on reality.But there is an important caveat: this freedom,...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 8, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
In 1988, when Nick Greiner established the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption his motive was admirable. The then-premier was dealing with an extraordinary situation: NSW had become the most corrupt state in the nation, so in order to weed out the bad guys...
by Chris Merritt | Mar 6, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Defamation, Media Article
In a rational world, the defamation dispute between Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins would be settled out of court with a face-saving compromise.In this case, the cost of compromise would far exceed the fortune in legal fees confronting these women during a court...
