Greg barns


Interview: Ten questions for Greg Barns

Greg Barns is an Australian barrister, author, political commentator, former political candidate in Hobart, Tasmania and ran the ‘99 Republic Referendum campaign with Malcolm Turnbull. Bob Gosford asked him ten questions at the 2010 Australian Lawyers Alliance Conference.

Bill of rights: good riddance on ‘bogus’ charter v lost chance

Australia’s charter of rights is dead on arrival. Good riddance, a human rights academic tells Crikey intern Patrick Tombola, but others like Julian Burnside lament the lost opportunity to recognise those on the margins of society.

Conflict of interest: Barns and Faris live!

Crikey’s own Greg Barns and Peter Faris make their first foray into community television.