Innocent until proven guilty… but of course that has to be weighed against the threat to national security in the age of terror. The rule of law has been given a workout over the past few weeks. A Crikey timeline.
Philip Ruddock
Dr Haneef’s inherently unfair treatment continues
That a lawyer acting for a person whose liberty has been stripped from him is denied access to all the evidence in the case against his client, is morally and ethically corrupt, writes Greg Barns.
The Tuesday Top 20
The top four remain unchanged from last week in the Crikey/Media Monitors Top 20 for the week of 3-9 July, writes Christian Kerr.
