Voice- The Case for Voting NO
Arguments for Voting No on Voice at Referendum. The Case for No on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Includes changes to be made to ensure equality before the law
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Lessons from George Pell and justice system
George Pell, an innocent man, spent 405 days in prison after two great institutions failed to discharge their responsibilities in a proper manner: the justice system and the media.
Read MoreHiggins Settle and possible claims against the Government
The extraordinary financial settlement between Brittany Higgins and the federal government possibly breaches Legal Services Directions and may fall under definition of corrupt conduct within the National Anticorruption Commission
Read MoreChecks and Balances Scorecard: Pandemic Legislation
The Rule of Law Education Centre has developed the Checks and Balances Scorecard to measure the adequacy of oversight mechanisms in emergency laws that manage pandemics such as Covid- 19 (“Pandemic Legislation”).
Read MoreDesigns for a Federal ICAC
What Safeguards does a Federal ICAC need? Designs for the proposed National Integrity...
Read MoreICAC Stats
How does NSW ICAC measure up? Delayed Justice The legacy of a fair and prompt trial goes back to...
Read MoreIs ICAC a Kangaroo Court?
Which parts of the kangaroo court would form part of its national integrity commission? Will appeal rights be discarded? Will the rules of evidence go? And will there be show trials with predetermined outcomes?
Read MoreInspector’s Review of ICAC
The President of the Rule of Law Institute, Robin Speed, has been an active participant in the NSW parliamentary committee inquiry into ICAC and the ICAC Inspector’s report to the Premier earlier this year, drawing the committee’s attention to the case of former SES commissioner Murray Kear.
Read MoreICAC & the Prosecutor
Nicholas Cowdery AM QC*, former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, has called for the...
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