On the present draft of the Albanese amendment, very few pieces of proposed legislation or acts of executive government will escape the need for consultation with the voice before finalisation.
To score a political win against the Coalition, was taxpayer money used to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to Brittany Higgins, using the former Liberal staffer as the pawn in that endeavour?
The Albanese government muzzled Linda Reynolds in her defence against Brittany Higgins’ lawsuit, threatening to tear up a deal to pay her legal fees and any costs.
For an idea of how a constitutionally enshrined right to consult might play out, we only need to look at how it worked recently in the corporate sector.
We need to know just what ‘political inteference’ was involved in the decision to take Bruce Lehrmann to trial.
Brittany Higgins’ civil claim for close to $3m against the commonwealth will likely be paid without ever reaching a courtroom. But taxpayers deserve answers.
The ACT’s chief police officer wants a public inquiry to examine the behaviour of Shane Drumgold SC and Brittany Higgins.
The man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has engaged a legal team to launch a series of possible defamation actions against media outlets.
No matter how invested Indigenous leaders are in the voice, nothing warrants the ripping down of opponents to try to win people over to their side.
Mark O’Brien joins Bruce Lehrmann’s team in possible defamation actions against media outlets and personalities, including Lisa Wilkinson.
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