Janet Albrechtsen

Janet Albrechtsen is an opinion columnist with The Australian. She has worked as a solicitor in commercial law, and attained a Doctorate of Juridical Studies from the University of Sydney. She has written for numerous other publications including the Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Age, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Lisa Wilkinson - 2022 Logies. Picture: Channel 9

‘Legal version of Nemesis’ over Logies speech

Channel 10’s legal advice to Lisa Wilkinson was never revealed in the defamation trial but is now set to be made public – along with claims of back-stabbing by some lawyers involved.

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WAITANGI, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 05: Maori warriors prepare to welcome the New Zealand government representatives including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Te Whare RÃÂ«nanga during a pÃÂwhiri on February 05, 2024 in Waitangi, New Zealand. The Waitangi Day national holiday celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840 by Maori chiefs and the British Crown, that granted the Maori people the rights of British Citizens and ownership of their lands and other properties. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Kiwis prove dangers of race-based division

In Australia, the ‘always was, always will be’ activists will never give up trying to find wedges to create co-governance.

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Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell received an apology from the Nine Network after it broadcast a digitally altered image of her.

Boob job crossed the line, it’s time to raise a stink

Whether it was a bloke or AI in the Georgie Purcell case, images doctored without our consent are simply not on.

Janet Albrechtsen

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SHEPPARTON, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese addresses the crowd wearing a 'Yes' T-shirt at 'Now & Forever' at Shepparton Showgrounds on October 06, 2023 in Shepparton, Australia. An Artist and First Nations-led initiative, 'Now & Forever' is a celebration and invitation to stand in solidarity with community to amplify choosing yes for the 2023 Referendum. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

‘Divide and conquer’ key to PM’s class warfare

The Labor government is polishing its messages to hide its intent. Pull the curtain aside, and its modern political platform is deeply rooted in class, race and gender wars.

Janet Albrechtsen

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07-10-2023 -Rochelle Hicks at Diggers Beach in Coffs Harbour on Tuesday. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

Rochelle’s story: how identity politics destroyed her world

When he was elected NSW Premier, Chris Minns appeared to be a thoroughly modern man. What a disappointment.

Janet Albrechtsen

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. JANUARY 24, 2024: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland announce the new ABC Chair Kim Williams at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Oh dear, Kim’s got his work cut out at the ABC

If Kim Williams has higher ambitions than becoming another patsy of activist ABC journalists, he will need to take a stance early.

Janet Albrechtsen

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Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, addresses an audience during commencement ceremonies, Thursday, May 25, 2023, on the schools campus, in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard has announced that Gay is to succeed Harvard University Lawrence Bacow, and is to become its new president beginning July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Waking up to the woke prejudices of DEI crowd

Disillusionment with the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda sparks a backlash in the US.

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Chloe's restaurant, Bondi. Photo: Supplied

Bringing fun back to the table

This hole-in-the-wall restaurant is an oasis far away from the Instagrammers of Totti’s and the bankers at Rockpool. Some top chefs could learn a thing or two from Chloe’s.

Janet Albrechtsen

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Higgins ‘feared she would go to prison’

At a late-night meeting between Brittany Higgins’s lawyer Leon Zwier, David Sharaz and her longtime supporter Emma Webster, the former Liberal staffer’s bizarre fear came out.

Janet Albrechtsen and Ellie Dudley

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Its time to hand over to a new generation of emerging Indigenous leaders

Time for a new generation of Indigenous leaders to step up

It’s time for Langton, Davis, Gordon and Mayo to hand over to a new generation of emerging leaders. They bet the house on red and lost. Now they should promote their successors.

Janet Albrechtsen

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