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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ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum. Picture: Albert McKnight

Crusading reformer or judge? Pick one, Lucy McCallum

This debacle shows why judges should stick to their day job rather than giving the impression that they would rather be law reformers.

Janet Albrechtsen

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ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum. Picture: Canberra Times

Barristers’ fury at top ACT judge’s claim

Barristers are up in arms over comments from ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum, with one questioning whether she is ‘a judge or a law-reforming politician’.

Janet Albrechtsen and Ellie Dudley

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Hang on, who are you calling racist?

I feel sorry for Laura Tingle. She is missing the richness of this migrant country that is right under her nose.

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ABC 7.30 political correspondent Laura Tingle speaking at the Sydney Writers Festival on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

Tingle’s rant reveals depth of partisan rot at ABC

It is hardly surprising that standards at the ABC are plummeting – management is not motivated to bring errant staff into line.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Human rights barrister Amal Clooney speaks during a discussion at the Global Conference on Press Freedom on July 10, 2019 in London, England. The conference sees speakers from around the world sharing their experiences and thoughts on protecting the rights of members of the media around the world. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

We should never have signed up to the train wreck that is the ICC

Even 20 years ago, one needed only delve into the putrid state of other international forums to understand the ICC would go off the rails, as it did this week. The only surprise is it has taken so long for more people to realise this.

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Stephen Leonard Mitchell entering the ACT Supreme Court on May 19, 2023. Picture: Sam Turner

‘Only in the ACT’? Justice is now in full retreat at DPP

Only in the ACT would a corruption commission investigate not the chief prosecutor, whose misconduct has been confirmed by two judges, but the man who uncovered the wrongdoing.

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US President Joe Biden, left, and Anthony Albanese on Tuesday.

I don’t hold a view, mate: Albanese on ICC

Australia breaks with the US to defend the International Criminal Court move to seek arrest warrants for Israel’s PM and Defence Minister, a move condemned by Joe Biden.

Ben Packham and Janet Albrechtsen

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Alexander Downer.Alexander Downer who warns about the dangers of snap lock downs in Australia when low numbers of Covid-19 present in hotel quarantine, he believes itÃ¢â¬â¢s economically unsustainable.Wednesday 17 February 2021 Pic Roy VanDerVegt

‘End of ICC’: Downer slams arrest move

Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer says he would, if still in government, withdraw from the ICC if judges proceed with prosecution against Israeli leaders alongside Hamas terrorists.

Janet Albrechtsen and Ellie Dudley

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21/6/23: Sophie Vivian, a woman who was sexually abused as a child. The man who abused her has just been convicted in Canberra, but was not prosecuted with the same vigor as other more prominent cases, such as the Brittany Higgins case. John Feder/The Australian.

‘Distracted by Lehrmann’: error victims can’t forgive

A convicted child sex predator will walk free years earlier than his sentence because of a disastrous error by ACT prosecutors who failed to act despite a warning.

Janet Albrechtsen and Stephen Rice

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Richard Gadd as Donny in the Netflix TV series Baby Reindeer. Dealing with a female, stalker, a man is forced to face a dark, buried trauma. Picture: Supplied

Baby Reindeer train wreck a morality tale for the times

Baby Reindeer isn’t just a grisly Netflix show. It’s a mirror of our own failings. When we’re told what to think by some higher authority, we nod our docile head or don’t care if they’re lying.

Janet Albrechtsen

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