ICAC ‘pulling butterfly wings’
The head of ICAC, Megan Latham, likened the examination of witnesses to “pulling the wings off butterflies”.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Barristers push for gender targets
Australia’s largest companies will be urged to sign up to new targets for briefing female barristers.
State’s theft hurts small investors
If the Bible wasn’t clear enough about stealing, the Magna Carta was. Property ownership is a human right.
‘Duped’ students want to clear debts
Evocca College received $250m last year funded by government VET Fee-Help loans yet only 1053 students completed its courses.
Victim’s plea to scrap time limit
An abuse victim wants the nationwide implementation of laws to prevent churches and schools escaping legal liability.
Savings on block in courts takeover
The heads of the nation’s two busiest federal courts will be forced to give up control over part of their judicial fiefdoms.
Libs split over boosting ICAC
The NSW government is facing opposition within its ranks over planned changes to the powers of its anti-corruption body.
Libs split over boosting ICAC
The NSW government is facing opposition within its ranks over planned changes to the powers of its anti-corruption body.
‘Mental health aid’ for radical teens
Young teens suspected to have become radicalised should be referred by police and security agencies to mental health experts.
Oil giant’s $270m tax trick bill
Chevron Australia faces a tax bill for at least a quarter of a billion dollars.