Category - Opinion and Commentary
An anti-corruption inquiry into an Australian police force campaign for recruitment gender balance is a warning for managers to check how results are achieved, argues Morry Bailes.
Gender equality at all costs may be the catch cry of some in our community, but as the Queensland Police Service (QPS) recently discovered, it...
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Examples from the legal profession demonstrate why enforced quotas to increase female participation in politics and business are unwarranted, argues Morry Bailes.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/04/01/judging-between-meritocracy-and-quotas/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=INDAILY%20April%201%202021&utm_content=INDAILY%20April%201%202021+CID_cb01bfc749b431ee9de5d25ac8ef8fee&utm_source=EDM&utm_term=READ%20MORE
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Attempts to introduce new gender-neutral terms are an affront to language and freedom, argues Morry Bailes.
Parliaments make the majority of our law in Australia, both at the state and federal level. Parliaments are elected by the people, and governments and parliamentarians are expected to adhere to the wishes of the people....
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The disturbing findings of the Aged Care Royal Commission and its recommendations outline a clear case for root and branch systemic reform. Morry Bailes explains the legal changes needed.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/03/04/our-aged-deserve-dignity-and-action/
If there was ever a clear-cut case for law reform, it would...
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https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/02/18/speaking-up-about-free-speech/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=INDAILY%20February%2018%202021&utm_content=INDAILY%20February%2018%202021+CID_b9f1c7a8d32b91b3e9b61622601d4a8e&utm_source=EDM&utm_term=READ%20MORE
The defence of free speech should not be quiet...
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Ignore the uninformed commentary about South Australia’s lockdown and who’s responsible – Morry Bailes explains the legislative framework that allowed South Australian authorities to effectively detain most of the state.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2020/11/26/whos-really-responsible-the-legal-framework-for-lockdown/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=INDAILY%20November%2026%202020&utm_content=INDAILY%20November%2026%202020+CID_0ef900b8e3d8cdc5f77bb0555d7b0355&utm_source=EDM&utm_term=Whos%20really%20responsible%20The%20legal%20framework%20for%20lockdown
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Rugby union star Israel Folau turned to GoFundMe to fight his sport’s bosses, only to have his campaign shut down.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young asked the “crowd” to fund her dispute with former Senator David Leyonhjelm.
Crowdfunding is something relatively new in a legal sense.
What is interesting from a lawyer’s...
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‘Round Up’ was hailed as a groundbreaking weedkiller – safe for use on farms and in your backyard – when it was launched four decades ago.
The product spread in popularity across the globe, but now, following a landmark US court decision, there are fears this common weedkiller could cause cancer, and suggestions the...
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Despite numerous scandals affecting Australian women, why are substandard medical products still being allowed in the market? TGB senior associate Olla Kutieleh writes for InDaily.com.au
Read the full column here.
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