Jennifer Duke - The Sydney Morning Herald - Sunday 12 July 2020 Liberal MPs have welcomed a controversial open letter from 150 public intellectuals condemning attacks on free expression, arguing that "cancel culture" has ruined lives and calling for people to "stand up for the right...
Sharri Markson - The Daily Telegraph - Saturday 11 July 2020 There’s no question Scott Morrison is leading the toughest strategic and policy approach towards China of any government in Australia’s recent history. Morrison’s approach puts sovereignty and national security ahead of economic prosperity. This forms the single...
Senator Paterson on Sky News: Victorian outbreak, China...
The High Court’s decision to exempt Indigenous people from aspects of Australia’s immigration law amounts to a radical change to constitutional law that will have profound implications for many years to come. Ruling in the case of Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth[1], a narrow High...
Joe Kelly - The Australian - Friday 10 July 2020 Australia faces the risk of US-style “divisive and partisan” battles over High Court appointments unless greater efforts are made to pick judges who will uphold the sovereignty of parliament and the people’s role in shaping public...
The High Court decision to create an effective indigenous exemption to the Migration Act amounts to a radical change to constitutional law. It highlights the risks of enshrining an indigenous voice to parliament in the Constitution and demonstrates the need to consider judicial philosophy when...
Anthony Galloway - The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 08 July 2020 Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong is calling for Australia to introduce its own Magnitsky Act to target human rights abusers after the United Kingdom unveiled its much-anticipated laws. The adoption of the new sanctions...
Tom Minnear - The Herald Sun - Monday 06 July 2020 Voters across key Labor seats fear Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road deal will give the Chinese Communist Party influence over the Andrews Government. The Herald Sun can reveal almost two-thirds of voters surveyed in the Labor-held...
Senator Paterson on Sky: Victorian outbreak, Hong Kong, Press Freedoms...
Simon Benson and Ben Packham - The Australian - Friday 03 July 2020 Hong Kong nationals wanting to flee China’s security crackdown in the territory would have a fast track to resettlement in Australia through the skilled visa program, under an option cabinet will consider next...