The fallout from the Brittany Higgins scandal continues to rain down. The ACT Director of Prosecutions may have called a halt to criminal proceedings against the accused — but now the DPP is finding himself the accused in an inquiry into the whole legal fracas. Canberra DPP Shane Drumgold, who wanted
David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. Dáil Eireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, has just passed the most radical hate speech law in the history of the Irish State, a law so
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk A review into the abortion law in Ireland, undertaken by academics, many of whom have a history of abortion campaigning, has recommended that doctors be able to perform abortions up to birth without the threat of prosecution and that the three-day waiting
newsbusters.org The world of professional writing is facing new challenges in the age of artificial intelligence and chatbots, challenges that are beginning to show up in publishing contracts. At question is whether an author or screenwriter should be free to submit AI-generated material as their own and, if
hatchardreport.com OPINION On May 02, 2023, Dr Guy Hatchard gave the following speech at the Wellington Conference on the Therapeutic Products Bill. Hello everyone, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak to people who care about health. In every part of the world, traditional systems of medicine
propublica.org ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Last winter, Dr Gail Van Norman sat on the witness stand in the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City, testifying as part of a trial
theconversation.com The imminent coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British monarchy and its role in national life – including certain myths about what becoming a republic might mean. In particular, there is a common assumption that both
Scoop Editorial scoop.me The EU-Parliament passed a law to regulate cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin more strongly. The new regulation will protect consumers from losses, and it will make money laundering and terrorist financing more difficult. In addition, providers are to be held liable in the event of massive losses.
As reported not long ago on The BFD, social media recently saw a wave of deleting and un-friending by celebrities and institutions which had previously championed “trans” lobby group Mermaids. Media and public figures, as well as public and private institutions rushed to stealthily wipe any mention of Mermaids
In the journalism business, defo can be an occupational hazard. That’s why the big media companies have in-house lawyers, to “legal” stuff that might otherwise land them in court. With over a billion taxpayer dollars a year in their pockets, Australia’s [taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda outfit] public
Get ready for the spiciest defo case in years. If NSW MP Alex Greenwich goes ahead with his vilification case against Mark Latham, it’ll only escalate what should have been long consigned to the dustbin of the history of silly, nasty Twitter fights. Latham is not exactly known for
When one argues that a significant proportion of the left are currently working hard to normalise paedophilia, it’s hard to avoid feeling like a paranoid. After all, paedophilia is a crime so egregious that even other criminals punish it ruthlessly. Well, the criminals behind bars do. The criminals in
A New Zealand man who caused mass disruption during a UK climate change protest has been sentenced to years in prison in what is reportedly one of the longest sentences for a peaceful protest in British history. Actually, he wasn’t sentenced for protesting, as we’ll see. Morgan Trowland,
Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs Senior Lecturer in Child and Family Psychology University of Canterbury As the Abuse in Care Royal Commission inquiry has shown, the lifelong and intergenerational consequences of child abuse are devastating. Many children placed in state and religious institutions – often having already experienced harm and hurt – were then
A senior Victorian lawyer is highlighting what many of us already knew: an “Indigenous Voice” will be a lawyers’ picnic, and legal supporters are backing it precisely out of such self-interest. Tacitly, as well, the issue is highlighting the problems inherent in accepting the public pronouncements of professional bodies
Dominic Wilkinson Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics University of Oxford Ernst Kuipers, the Dutch health minister, recently announced that regulations were being modified to allow doctors to actively end the lives of children aged one to twelve years who were terminally ill and suffering unbearably. Previously, assisted dying was
