Gunning for donation reform
…that disclosure does not come in an easily digestable form. Disclosure of donations should be in a computer-readable form so that you can quickly find out who is getting how…
Journalism and other writing
…that disclosure does not come in an easily digestable form. Disclosure of donations should be in a computer-readable form so that you can quickly find out who is getting how…
…Labor’s adherence to the Afghanistan foray and its “let’s-hope-it-will-go-away” attitude to gay marriage, the republic and euthanasia and its “more-brutal-than-now” attitude to boat refugees left people with liberal moral foundations…
…now come under fire for his writing about skin colour and Aboriginality. He is being sued for $6 million in the Federal Court by Ngambri elder Shane Mortimer for writing…
…to sue for defamation. Good idea. Commercial entities suing over publications should be restricted to trade practices actions for proven commercial damages, because the reputation of a company is a…
…divine right. True, in modern constitutional monarchies, the monarch (or the monarch’s representative in the form of a Governor-General) agrees not to assert day-to-day power but to give it to…
…March presidential election to determine whether it is free and fair and the ensure media freedom to cover the election. The EU move is a welcome one. The action threatened…
…and to be liable to make good a damage we do when we fail to look out for others. That is where we should direct our attention: into campaigns to…
…a territory piece of land – for shops, offices, houses or whatever for the people of the territory, not for some Commonwealth function. Morally, and almost legally, the Commonwealth should…
…precious little. Japan said No to Australia on a Free Trade agreement and Australia said No to Japanese urgings for Australia to join the Kyoto protocol on climate change. Mr…
…superfluous. Present rules and the FTA allow for 55 per cent local content for programming and 89 per cent for advertising. That is the cap. The FTA requires that if…