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"Where are the glossy magazine spreads traversing what Reynolds and Brown went through? Where is the march for justice in support of these two brave women? Where is the apology from Gallagher and Wong? Where is the inquiry into the $2.4m of taxpayer money we now know was paid by the Department of Finance on the basis of false statements?"

Linda Reynolds is the victim here, not Brittany Higgins who was raped on Reynold's ministerial couch ... From Janet Albrechtsen, leader of the Reynolds' cheer squad ... The Australian, August 29, 2025 ... Read more flatulence ... 

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The Tamil Times ... The corruption wars ... Blitzkrieg from The Australian's legal affairs man ... Campaigns to sink ICAC and 18C ... Battles lost in the trenches ... Where are they now? ... Extravagant fulminations ... From Justinian's Archive, April 8, 2017 ... Read more >> 

 

 

Thursday
Jun282018

No Silver lining 

• DateThursday, June 28, 2018

Freehills gets its fees from the failed United Petroleum float ... No breach of duties by the firm ... Financials not ready in time for the prospectus ... Letter of engagement ... Stephen Murray reports from the Yarraside Supremes 

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Thursday
Jun282018

America! America!

• DateThursday, June 28, 2018

Judicial coup d'état ... Partisan Republicans on the US Supreme Court purge the voter rolls ... Tainted appointee Neil Gorsuch does his bit ... No more swing decisions as Anthony Kennedy resigns ... Torture queen at the helm of the CIA ... The most absurd Guantánamo case ... Roger Fitch, Our man in Washington, reports 

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Friday
Jun222018

Making fun of the government

• DateFriday, June 22, 2018

The Parliament of Fools ... Anne Twomey and Benedict Coyne discuss amendments to the Criminal Code dealing with impersonating a Commonwealth body ... Prison time for those who are outside the narrow exemptions ... Boilermaker Bill gets a dose of the "chilling effect" 

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Tuesday
Jun192018

Fresh disruption

• DateTuesday, June 19, 2018

Uber disruption ... Unfairness of the Fairness Fund ... Ombudsman reports on administration of the taxi compensation scheme ... Rank problems revealed ... Economic difficulties facing owners and drivers ... Peach Melba's blog 

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Tuesday
Jun192018

Time limits on suspended tickets

• DateTuesday, June 19, 2018

NSW Law Society flat-footed over temporary suspension of solicitor ... Allegations of deficiencies, falsification and breaches ... Time's up ... Due process versus public safety ... Nick Bonyhady reports 

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Tuesday
Jun192018

Get fucked - rude letter following

• DateTuesday, June 19, 2018

Repeated calls for ferocious litigator to "step back" and take a cold shower ... History repeats itself ... Fervid correspondence ... Disproportionate amounts of time and money fighting over piddling matters ... Too much ego, too little reason ... Being impaled by Vlad the Impaler 

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Sunday
Jun172018

Information that democracy needs

• DateSunday, June 17, 2018

Bret Walker SC's Whitlam oration ... It was a dark and stormy night ... Opening the drapes to let the light flood in ... The State and secrecy ... Suggestions for ICAC ... Legal professional privilege and advice to government ... Cabinet documents and disclosure ... Too much secrecy about settlements ... Boilermaker Bill goes to Parramatta 

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Wednesday
Jun132018

Transmission interrupted 

• DateWednesday, June 13, 2018

Father of murdered family wants release of a psychologist's report revealing his relationship with his children and former partner ... Channel 7 applies for access ... WA Family Court denies permission ... At pains to point out that there's no cover-up, but proposed TV broadcast is not appropriate ... Nick Bonyhady reports from courtside  

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Wednesday
Jun132018

When "no" can mean "yes"

• DateWednesday, June 13, 2018

A jury thought there was evidence that the complainant in the Luke Lazarus rape case was not consenting ... Yet the judges couldn't find a way to accept that ... Now we are likely to see some change to NSW's version of "consent" ... Community expectations at odds with the outcome 

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