Law

How will Tony cope in gaol?

How will Tony cope in gaol?

Tweet The intriguing aspect to the Ettridge versus Abbott case heard in the Brisbane Supreme Court yesterday, says Alan Austin, is that Ettridge has a case but the media aren’t interested. David Ettridge and Tony Abbott. THERE ARE two...

 

Ashbygate leave to appeal: Day 2

Ashbygate leave to appeal: Day 2

Tweet Today was day two of the latest James Ashby legal jamboree in the Federal Court in Sydney. As ever, Ross Jones was IA’s eyes in the gallery. [Read Ross Jones' report from Day 1.] The haunted faces of Mr and Mrs Slipper. EVERYONE...

 

A Springborg to medical administration reform?

A Springborg to medical administration reform?

Tweet The Queensland health minister’s decision to independently scrutinise the actions of the Medical Board of Australia will hopefully lead to much needed medical administration reform, says Dr Leong Ng. “We hang the petty thieves and...

 

Jacksonville 47: The Craig Thomson defence

Jacksonville 47: The Craig Thomson defence

Tweet Craig Thomson has needed to launch an appeal to fund his legal defence; meanwhile the under investigation Kathy Jackson swans off to America and Europe. Peter Wicks reports. Kathy Jackson and her fiancé, Michael Lawler. IN JUST A FEW...

 

BREAKING: Ettridge serves Abbott’s AFHP associates — Peter Coleman and Trevor Kennedy

BREAKING: Ettridge serves Abbott’s AFHP associates — Peter Coleman and Trevor Kennedy

Tweet One Nation co-founder David Ettridge says he has today completed serving Supreme Court papers on Trevor Kennedy and Peter Coleman. Both Coleman and Kennedy have been reported as being associates of Tony Abbott’s in his ironically named...

 

Adversarial justice and the Gadarene Swine Fallacy

Adversarial justice and the Gadarene Swine Fallacy

Tweet Those on the gravy train – lawyers, academics and bureaucrats – will offer noisy resistance to fixing of our false and faulty legal system, says Evan Whitton. Maat (Image courtesy Wikipedia). FIRST, some definitions: Justice Maat,...

 

Abbott served by Ettridge — faces court next month

Abbott served by Ettridge — faces court next month

Tweet Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will head to court in May after papers were served on him over the weekend by One Nations co-founder David Ettridge. Tony Abbott faces off the man he wrongfully put in prison, David Ettridge, in court...

 

One Nation co-founder to launch private criminal prosecution against Abbott

One Nation co-founder to launch private criminal prosecution against Abbott

Tweet The man who co-founded One Nation, David Ettridge, is set to launch a serious court action against Opposition Leader Tony Abbott over his efforts to destroy them as a political force. Abbott’s actions led to he and co-founder Pauline...

 

The acquittal of Dr Jayant Patel

The acquittal of Dr Jayant Patel

Tweet The recent acquittal of Dr Jayant Patel heralds the reassuring hope that the justice system in Australia is still independent, writes Dr Leong Ng. “Medicine is, of all the Arts, the most noble; but, owing to the ignorance of those...

 

Justice system discriminates against abused women

Justice system discriminates against abused women

Tweet Australian rapists have only a minuscule chance of conviction; on International Women’s Day, Evan Whitton calls for the justice system to be changed to better protect women. It is said that no cause is finally lost until it has a day...

 
 
 
 

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