The naivety that guided the King & Wood Mallesons merger … And the failure that followed
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NSW Local Court Beaks … Judge investigated after making a bullying complaint against the Chief Judge … Handling of a matter concerning the child of another judge is also a matter of contention … Daily Smellograph
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Mondo Italiano … Italy, one step at a time … Restaurant law prescribed by the EU … Mafia traditions … Benito’s clockwork trains … All aboard with the pooches … The commodification of tourism … Bangladeshi handbags made in Milano … Fascist clarion call for the looming elections
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Legal 500 (accidentally) publishes damning reviews of the leading lights at English bar
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Judges concerned about the effect of NSW bail laws on children ... Youngsters overcharged by police and treated more harshly than adults charged with the same crime
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor seeking judicial review of his arrest and search of his home by Thames Valley police ... Alleged confidential leaks to Epstein
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Analysis of the 2026 list of successful silk aspirants at the NSW bar ... Recapping earlier dramas about details of repeat applicants
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ACMA excoriated for its finding that 4 Corners breached impartiality standards for its program on the Australian War Memorial's $500 million renovation ... Basic misunderstanding of "impartiality" ... Fatally flawed report
Jack Lang … Reprised video of ABC doco on the life and times of the extraordinary politician Jack Lang
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Final judgment for High Court legends … Mary & Bill gathered by their maker … Memories of Gaudron: cigarettes and beer … Earthy presence at the Saloon … Advice on Lionel and The Age tapes … Gummow’s method … Cunning bullets … Working with Byers … Teaching … Secrets taken to the grave … Procrustes remembers
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High Court … Greenie victory … The Saloon upholds NSW appeal finding … Expansion and enlargement of the Mt Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley … The Independent Planning Commission failed to consider imposing conditions on greenhouse gas emissions … [Steward J still out of action.]
Background from the Climate Council … More >>
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Postcard from Paris … A university student in Paris … Misplaced French words … Bureaucracy … Eating subsidised food … Right to protest about anything … Forthcoming election … Mme Camembert reporting for business
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“Accusing Israel of genocide is the greatest lie of the century … Israel didn’t commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the UN General Assembly … September 24, 2026
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The Whistling Wind … Whistleblowing … Opaque explanations to PID complaints on FCA National Judicial Registrar appointments … Skewed process … Favouritism … The lingering sore … Public Service Commission and Ombudsman drop the bundle … Senator’s detailed questions on notice … NACC flubs it … Courtney Docket reports
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Self-promotion … Academics scramble to peddle influence with High Court judges … Government seeks new role for s.18C … Twenty-one years later, the cheque arrives … Would you eat at a cafe owned by a Cabinet minister?
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