Law & Politics

Our parliament needs to become a more inclusive and welcoming place for all

This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Tasmanian Legislative Council 28 March 2023. It is …

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What can be done to help Australia’s biodiversity

The regent honeyeater is a small bird, mostly black, with speckles of soft yellow dotted down its body. Its chirp …

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Taking a critical look at cancel culture

The recent decision of the major law firm MinterEllison to sever ties with the Adelaide Festival because it invited two Palestinian writers …

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Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating

In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and …

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The spread of QAnon beyond the United States

The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or …

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The imperfect union of two presidents

Joe Biden’s relationship with Barack Obama, as explored by Gabriel Debenedetti in The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe …

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In recognising all faiths and beliefs, we can show fairness and equity

This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Fraser Coast Regional Council on 25 February 2023. …

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The finest kind of democratic leader

Word has spread. After five and a half years as Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is stepping down …

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Is there a ‘right to disobey’?

One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labor government in December 1972 was to free seven men …

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Sing a song of sunshine – and beware

Functions at Government House in Canberra these days are likely to end with a demand from Mrs Linda Hurley, wife …

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Foxes, hedgehogs and the death of journalism

The age of journalism is gone, managed information processing has succeeded, and the glory of newspapers is extinguished forever. This …

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Misinformation in the mainstream media

While we worry about social media misinformation we overlook that one of the main sources of misinformation about politics is …

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