Recently, long-term prisoners, convicted of murder have been released despite loud protests. (“Why let a killer walk free?”, 10/9). At the time of sentencing, the victims’ families applaud the judgment […]
Read MoreMPs at centre of a storm
Two Liberal MPs have been threatened by angry voters over the abortion bill being rushed through with minimal community consultation, which perhaps explains this over-reaction. And now, we learn that […]
Read MoreIt’s watching a scene from Monty Python
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay has announced her Shadow Cabinet (Labor’s strange shadow puppets, 4/7). With 26 members getting a promotion, it’s regrettable that she exhausted credible portfolios and adopted […]
Read MoreChallenge is over
Michael Daley has perhaps learnt in the past 134 days that holding the leadership position and showing leadership are not the same thing. (The strife of the party, 25/3). I […]
Read MorePoll was about local issues
As letter-writer Jennifer Jones (Premier not at fault, Letters, 10/9) points out, the Wagga Wagga loss was a case of voters punishing the local member. The political debate has unwisely […]
Read MoreFurther from peace
Many might recall the outbreak of celebrations in the West Bank and Gaza after the 911 attack in New York. A similar celebration occurred across the world last year after […]
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Forget point scoring
Police Minister Yasmin Catley is correct to praise the NSW Police for their masterful triumph in up-ending the cadre that was the “Commission” an apparent cohort of alleged drug distributors […]
Read MoreEnd soft justice and put cowards in a cell
I agree wholeheartedly that domestic violence is definitely a shameful form of cowardice, however solving this insidious problem is no simple matter. As a former police officer, I attended countless […]
Read MoreBalancing act
The separation of powers between the parliament and the courts is critical to our structure of government and rule of law. It is right that the NSW State Labor government […]
Read MoreDecisions are mental
One must surely ask whether we should celebrate the decision of judges to cancel over a thousand cases against the mentally ill, thus humanely ensuring that those not criminally responsible […]
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