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Unlearned observations on the law

Comment by Greg Ray Far be it from me to criticise the Australian justice and law enforcement systems. Mainly because I wouldn’t want to be sued for defamation if somebody chose to take personally any criticism I might make. The most I will do is observe that I am sometimes quite intrigued by things that occur in the twin realms of law enforcement and justice; things that lead me to ponder what implications might flow for other situations in future. In recent times I’ve been moved to such pondering by a variety of instances and last…

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2020 has been bad for democracy, but look what might be coming next.

OH 2020. What a year you have been. Bushfires, drought, Covid-19, President Trump’s mind-boggling swansong, the non-declaration of a new cold war between the West and China: you brought so much dismay. It’s seemed so surreal to me, in Australia. For a start I had assumed that the Covid-19 pandemic would take off here, as it did in so many other countries. But – not to belittle the awful impact on those who were affected – the virus has been contained so far, contrary to my expectations. And yet, the pandemic has brought far-reaching consequences, especially…

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