Law
Integrity Briefing: Banking lobbyists 1, Justice 0
Let’s call this what it is: a rule-of-law rollback for the sake of two banks’ bottom lines. If a well-connected litigant can get the legislature to retroactively rewrite the law in their favour, how can the public have confidence in the independence of justice?
The Hypocrisy of the Green Party
Calling to abolish the police one week, running to them the next.
Big Law Firms Face Legal Reckoning Over Race Preferences
Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of race. But many firms’ efforts to ‘increase diversity’ did exactly that.
Industry Welcomes New Roadside Drug Testing Law
The law will empower police to carry out 50,000 random roadside drug tests per year – a move seen as critical to improving road safety.
New Legislation and Tougher Consequences Pass
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the reforms deliver on the government’s promise to restore real consequences for crime.
Government Loses Fight to Keep Advice Hidden
More than 115 briefs supporting the Dan Andrews government’s public health orders should now be released, reportedly averaging 40 to 60 pages each.
Slippery Slopes and When to Be Concerned
Policies that are subjective, undefined and leave room for interpretation or constant expansion deserve greater scrutiny as these are the ones that become slippery slopes.
Who Will Be the Reserve Bank Governor?
Let’s trust Finance Minister Willis will not continue the disgracefully invalid past appointments process.
Who Is Responsible When Missions Go Wrong
If space tourists become stranded, there’s a possibility – in law at least – they could be left to fend for themselves.
This Is a Justified War
Israel has every legal and moral right to ensure the defeat of the terrorist organisation and the return of the hostages.
Trump Was Elected, Judges Weren’t
This ‘Constitutional crisis’ is not what they’re telling you.