The unmistakable whiff of mob justice after Jones’s arrest
Some of those best placed to uphold the presumption of innocence are the same ones who ignored it when Alan Jones was arrested and charged.
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Current and former jurors deserve a right of reply to Lucy McCallum’s concerns that jurors find it so hard to believe a sexual assault allegation.
The dangers of confecting a workplace rape crisis
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Did Chief Justice really tell jurors to ‘believe all women’?
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MAGA’s doomsday haters need to get a grip
To help terrified progressive adults get through Trump’s inauguration, may I suggest purchasing a small sign that says: ‘Dry your eyes, Princess’.
Fed-up voters say ‘no thanks’ to the ultimate DEI hire
Most people don’t need another Donald Trump victory to realise that the ‘progressive’ left has gone too far in its modern-day project to mould society to suit its personal cultural cravings. But it can’t hurt.
Democrats pack a risk to Supreme Court’s integrity
Donald Trump is often described as a threat to democracy. His behaviour after the 2020 election was despicable. But only dills would claim democracy is automatically safe in the hands of Kamala Harris.
‘Upgrade Albo’ stumbles over heavy political baggage
It’s high time we got to the bottom of the Prime Minister’s relationship with Alan Joyce.
In the end, democracy demands our leaders lose well and take defeat on the chin
When it comes to losing, what matters most is not how the losing presidential candidate deals with defeat. More important is that those who voted for the losing candidate accept the result.
The legal profession’s giant lurch to the left
The collective Yes position on the voice was the tip of the legal profession’s politically ‘progressive’ iceberg.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/janet-albrechtsen/page/9