Simon Overland is not perfect, despite the hagiographic profiles of him in today’s media, writes Greg Barns.
Police commissioner
Overland tipped to take over as Vic Police Commissioner
There is one big potential winner from the surprise decision of Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon to quit, writes Greg Barns.
Sydney police take slow look at homeless charity
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione is under pressure to produce the results of an inquiry into the dubious charity called Just Enough Faith Foundation, writes Alex Mitchell.
The famous – from Einfeld to Theophanous – deserve equality before the law
We need to ensure that the procedures used in the cases of high profile people is not different to that which would apply to the average anonymous citizen in a similar position, writes Greg Barns.
Evidence is in: Kevin Andrews must be sacrificed
It is a difficult task to ensure that protecting freedoms doesn’t destroy those same freedoms. Which is what has made the case of Mohamed Haneef such a dangerous failure for John Howard – the actions taken and the words spoken have given the impression that the Coalition Government is incapable of getting the balance right, argues Richard Farmer.
