The judge in an unstable world


Max Shanahan interviews José Matos, President of the International Association of Judges ... Judges hanging on under autocratic regimes ... Role of the IAJ ... Defence of the judiciary ... Fleeing the Taliban
It's fixed


UPDATED ... Appointment of new ICAC commissioners in NSW ... Widely regarded Supreme Court nominee overlooked as chief commissioner in favour of an undistinguished District Court judge ... Interviewed after the decision about the successful candidate had already been made ... Appointment process riddled with oddities
Primary colours


Democracy US-style ... November elections where Big Lie candidates abound ... Key states in the grip of Trump-nominated electoral officials ... Hundreds of new state laws to reshape the vote ... GOP plan for permanent minority government, with assistance from the Supreme Court ... Trouble in wait for Republicans' Pravda ... Roger Fitch's reports from our Washington bureau
Prima Facie


Sexual assault and the law ... Rape (alleged) by a member of chambers ... Suzie Miller's play brought to the screen ... Jodie Comer is chilling - and thrilling ... Scorching indictment of the law .... Miss Lumière at the National Theatre (Live)