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Opinion February 28, 2015
Tony Abbott running from the law
“Abbott doesn’t set out to break the law. That’s not the point. But when the law stands between him and a quick win, he shows contempt for its values, its customs and the part they play in national life. ”
Opinion August 23, 2014
ASIO’s indefinite detention beyond reason or doubt
“The constitution says only the courts can punish. But it appeared Jaffarie was being punished by ASIO. How could all this be inflicted on him without judicial oversight?”
Opinion November 22, 2014
Poetic injustice as bid for Indigenous Recognition stalls
The stalled Indigenous Recognition campaign needs more than pretty words to fix the damage of the 1967 referendum.
Opinion June 28, 2014
The centenary of Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination
“The rule of history remains the same: what matters is not the terrorist outrage but the response. ”
