by Chris Merritt | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Yuendumu trial: Claims of race-based bias in jury’s acquittal decision don’t hold water Chris Merritt 15 March 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper It is entirely misconceived to attribute racist motives, without evidence, to the jury and justice...
by Sally Layson | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is it time to update our gold standard democracy? Published in NewsWeekly 5 February 2022 It is said that we shouldn’t forget that Australia has a gold standard democracy. But never before have Australians felt so oppressed by laws made by their so-called...
by Chris Merritt | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Some mistakenly assume the rule of law is a method by which rulers subdue the ruled. It is actually the reverse. It consists of principles that enable free societies like ours to protect themselves against the arbitrary exercise of power. It gives effect to an idea...
by Sally Layson | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Open Letter to Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human rights Commissioner and the Victorian Ombudsman The Victorian Bar Association and leading Victorian QC’s have heavily criticised the Public Health and Wellbeing (Pandemic Management) Bill for conferring on the...
by Sally Layson | Nov 2, 2021 | All Posts, Uncategorized
The Federal Human Rights Commission needs to openly review the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 and in the meantime withdraw it (if necessary with a short extension of the current State of Emergency). The passing of the Victorian...
by Sally Layson | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The NSW Government has created a constitutional and democratic crisis by preventing the Upper House of Parliament from meeting. With the unprecedented encroachment on our freedoms if ever there was a need for the Upper House to scrutinise the Government, it was...
