Things you should know about the Australian Labor Party Nick … History … Tensions … Triumphs … Splits … Where are the working class MPs? … Braham Dabscheck reviews Dyrenfurth & Bongiorno’s A Little History Of The Australian Labor Party … Rats in the ranks
Jail lingo
Book review Wednesday, July 10, 2024Prison patois … Underworld lexicography … Important contribution to Australian English … Wordologists’ delight … Bruce Moore’s The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary … Reviewed by Linda Funnell
The election season
City Desk Tuesday, July 2, 2024The case for compulsory voting … Pity the Brits, French and Americans where politicians have to “get out the vote” … Nathan Twibill on the advantages of the “median voter” strategy … Vote early, vote often
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Bar Talk, Department of Gripes Tuesday, April 30, 2024Hack attack on barrister … Heavy-handed Jewish lobby calling the shots … No support from chambers … Eerie silence from professional bodies about Gaza atrocities … Latest cancellations … Free speech in a spin … From our Editorial Board
Algorithmic injustices
Book review Tuesday, April 2, 2024Criminal justice in the data age … The lurking dangers when algorithms are used to dispense justice … Predicting the pattern of potential offenders … Anthony Kanaan interviews Dr Tatiana Dancy, author of Artificial Justic
Justinian featurettes
Thursday, March 21, 2024There’s another world beyond law and lawyering … and here you can find it: reviews, wine notes, interviews, and unpacking the human condition.
Critics’ Corner: reviews of books, films and TV by Worm, I. Box and Miss Lumière.
Déjà Vu: marvellous slices of history from Justinian’s bulging archive.
I Once Met … Prominent and unusual people encourtered by our readers and contributors.
JustyFlix: our film crew covers the most glittering events on the calendar.
On the Couch: where notable notables bear their souls.
Wendler on Wine: spectacular wine reviews, gargling and spitting from barrister Gabriel Wendler.
All our featurettes have escaped from inside the paywall.
Veneto Verona Vino
Wendler on Wine Tuesday, February 27, 2024Know your Valpolicellas … Justinian’s wine correspondent let loose in the vineyards of Veneto … Thomas Becket and Mozart get together … The perfect drop with stew and polenta … Lots going on in the mouth … Gabriel Wendler gets back to Italy
Winners and grinners
Bar Talk Friday, February 16, 2024Smiling policy for lawyers … Better coordination required … When smiling runs amok … Happy lawyers and glum clients … Delighted clients and anxious lawyers … Moments of intense seriousness … Delirious money shots … From Justinian’s Photographic Editor