Rotten in Tunisia: The Corrupt Rule of Ben Ali
He was the prototypical strong man softened by tactical reforms, blissfully ignorant before the fall, blown off in the violent winds of the Arab Spring. […]
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Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 8)
By Dr George Venturini In Hocking v. Director-General of the National Archives of Australia [2019] FCAFC 12 (8 February 2019) Mr. B. Walker SC with […]
“Strong Men” in Europe: Tony Abbott Visits Hungary
“I extend a special welcome to Australia’s former prime minister. It is in part due to his tough policy that we regard Australia as a […]
Lotteries and Rights in the Sporting Life
The pigeon flapped in desperation, moving across Melbourne’s lavish Capitol Theatre in fits and starts. It was more alarmed than anything else at the address […]
Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 7)
By Dr George Venturini On 17 March 2018 Professor Hocking issued a news release about Justice Griffiths’ 16 March decision in the Federal Court action […]
Fake Arguments on Fake News
The constipated tedium that follows each call, denial and condemnation after another round of fake news and its giddying effects has become daily fare. Entire […]
Perdaman: Santos’ latest attempt to shore up Narrabri Project
By David C Paull Last week in Narrabri, Santos signed a ‘heads of agreement’ with Perdaman to “… further study and design a Perdaman ammonium […]
Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 6)
By Dr George Venturini On 22 October 2016, while the case was before Justice Griffiths, Professor Hocking wrote again about her case: The National Archives […]
Doctored Admissions: The US University Admissions Scandal as a Global Problem
Not so much a Desperate Housewife as a desperate mother, a contrite Felicity Huffman, known for playing Lynette Scavo, has been convicted for her role […]
Telstra, can’t help but love you … but!
By David Ayliffe Nothing makes you feel your age more than trying to deal with a telephone/internet company about a problem. I’ve known 20-year olds […]
Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 5)
By Dr George Venturini Explicitly, Justice Griffiths declared that he could “not accept the applicant’s core submission to the effect that the correspondence comprising AA1984/609 […]
Robert Mugabe’s Legacy: Revolution, Amity and Decline
Robert Mugabe is the sort of figure that always caused discomfort. He was a permanent revolutionary, becoming, in time, the despotic ruler who frittered away […]
Medieval combat for ‘the Palace letters’ (part 4)
By Dr George Venturini Professor Hocking filed two written submissions in reply. They may be summarised as follows: The applicant challenged Archives’ approach to the […]
New institute takes lead in Australia’s online security
Media Release Edith Cowan University (ECU) will further its formidable expertise in cyber security, computer science and digital citizenship with the launch of a new […]
The Courage of Saying No: Children, Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
There is something to be said of wariness when it comes to revolutionary voices. As Albert Camus argued in that beautiful tract of illumination and […]