Opportunity Society
Hold onto this anecdote for a moment. On New Year’s Eve I went to the…More
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Moving the Cronies Along
Mamdouh Habib is not everybody’s cup of tea. If you work in intelligence he’s the…More
Justice: Asking For Trouble
It’s hard to believe that anyone could suggest that a 10-year-old intellectually disabled girl who…More
Law: Rape Is Always Rape… So Long As You’re White
It is April, 1975. A young girl, just 10 years of age, sits nervously on…More
The Forgotten States
In the weeks before the election, the Northern Territory Intervention was barely spoken of, and…More
Cops Hit the Front Page
It all started with a dead gigolo named Shane. Who would have thought that, four…More
Waiting for December 12
I’ve been helping an Iraqi friend prepare for the citizenship test. You may have heard…More
When Good Intentions Go Bad
To read the first part of this story, click here Humanitarian organisations, French…More
Is Democracy Making Us Stupid?
Elizabeth Farrelly’s Blubberland (UNSW Press, 2007). Democracy, despite having generated the most fertile cultures of…More
Zoe's Ark – idealists or criminals?
On 25 October 2007, 16 European citizens were arrested in Chad for attempting to evacuate…More