A big day in the High Court today, with two decisions set to cause waves. Both are potentially politically unpalatable decisions for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and South Australian Premier Mike Rann.
Judiciary
Crikey Says: Abbott’s judiciary thought bubble
Sacked: British judge not above the law
Inappropriate, petulant, rude, intemperate and ill-judged. Why a judge has been sacked in Britain for the first time in decades.
Bill of rights debate: Scare mongers vs self-loathing liberals
The best way to protect rights is to prevent laws that breach them in the first place, writes Bernard Keane.
Guantanamo case shows why courts are the big prize
It’s taken time, but judges have gradually eating away at the set of legal fictions supporting the Guantanamo detention regime, writes Charles Richardson.
Victorian Bar Council out of order on acting judges
Victoria is appointing acting judges to that state’s County Court to help clear the backlog of cases. You’d think the legal profession would be happy, well their not, writes Greg Barns.
Tips and rumours
Wal-Mart board member, Roger Corbett, has recently resigned his post on the ALH board. Is the arrival of Wal-Mart on Australian shores closer than we think? From a source close to Rio? Who knows: BHP Billiton - $300M Hole BHP Billiton has spent well over $300M in prefeasibility work to define the Olympic Dam Expansion […]
What’s so wrong with a judiciary dealing with rights?
Unelected judges constitute only the most obvious way by which we give effect to Plato’s idea of the “philosopher monarch”, writes barrister Stephen Keim.
The NRL’s most influential judiciary decision, well, ever
Tonight’s judiciary hearing involving the Cowboys captain, Johnathan Thurston, is arguably the most influential in the 100 year history of rugby league in Australia. And he’s getting support from some unlikely quarters, writes Jeff Wall.
