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Chaos fascism
Roger Fitch Esq Sunday, April 6, 2025Mobster rule … Threats and blackmail … Civil society on the edge … Tariffs and crashing markets are one thing … There are also attacks on the media, lawyers, universities, foreign students, and so-called “enemy aliens” … Roger Fitch files from a traumatised Washington
The never-ending story
Corruption Friday, April 4, 2025Fly in the ointment … Cossack’s judicial review sidetracked … Speaker of the Toy Town Legislative Assembly says the Integrity Commission’s report is a “proceeding in parliament” and cannot be impeached … In another challenge to the commission last month the Speaker given leave to be heard as an amicus … From the Gazette of Law & Journalism
Letter from London
London Calling Tuesday, April 1, 2025Holiday season … Mother’s Day, Lent, Chocolate … Publisher wants money from Russell Brand for unpublished books … Paralegal accessed forbidden documents to qualify for legal training contract … Birthday card payout … Floyd Alexander-Hunt files from Blighty
Scuttlebut and innuendo
Goings On ..., Theodora Wednesday, March 26, 2025Waltzing with Walter … Federal Court leakage … Barrister tells bar council she’s guilty … Theodora reports
Party time for Dicey
PROCRUSTES Wednesday, March 26, 2025Heydon’s book – a pathway to rehabilitation … The predatory man and the clever intellect – all wrapped up in the one person … Academic tome and cancel agenda … Despite the plaudits the record of abuse doesn’t vanish … Book launch with young associates at a safe distance … Procrustes thinks out loud
Governance turmoil at the Tiny Town Law Society
City Desk Tuesday, March 25, 2025Night of the long knives … Lakeside in Canberra … ACT Law Society upheaval over governance changes … Bodies carted out of the council room … Blood on the carpet … Fraught litigation another distraction … From Gang Gang
Courts – a province of family violence
Court in the Act Saturday, March 22, 2025Parenting drama … Burdening court resources with relentless, inflammatory, and groundless applications … Judge and magistrate sued in litany of litigation … Lawfare … Tottle to the rescue … Anthony Kanaan reports