by Chris Merritt | Oct 24, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
The real problem with Lidia Thorpe is not her manners. It’s her ignorance, closely followed by her duplicity.How could a member of the senate be so confused about basic elements of this country’s system of government?And how could any elected official boast about what...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 3, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Those who failed to enforce the law against terrorist sympathisers in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend have some explaining to do. Why did they permit supporters of Hezbollah in Sydney and Melbourne to defy federal law with impunity? Was it simple ignorance about...
by Chris Merritt | Sep 6, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
After each election, new members of federal parliament are given a briefing about the workings of the nation’s peak law making body. Recent events have made it clear that these briefings need to spend more time spelling out the difference between arbitrary rule and...
by Chris Merritt | Aug 29, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
Denying reality never ends well. Sooner or later someone comes along who punctures fashionable delusions. Hans Christian Anderson made this clear in his fairytale about The Emperor’s new Clothes. And almost two centuries later, exactly the same point has been made by...
by Chris Merritt | Aug 22, 2024 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Amul Thapar, who is on a speaking tour of Australia, is already one of America’s most senior judges. But if Donald Trump wins November’s presidential election, this son of Indian immigrants might he heading for the US Supreme Court.Thapar currently serves as a judge...
