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Law & Liberties - 2004

Violence in pubs will continue as long as the culture of male aggression

by Michael Flood - 28/01/2004 - 2 comments

How can some of our returned service personnel be 'aliens' in Australia?

by Andrew Murray - 9/02/2004 - 1 comment

Qld is morally obliged to compensate survivors of institutional abuse

by Ben Mathews - 11/02/2004 - 1 comment

Plebicites can be, and have been, used to confuse voters about constitutions

by David Flint - 12/02/2004

New Zealand's humanity puts the Australian government to shame

by Andrew Bartlett - 19/02/2004

Are our efforts controlling corruption or creating an ethics industry?

by Sharon Hayes - 27/02/2004

Partial-birth abortion: women and babies deserve better than this torture

by Melinda Tankard Reist - 4/03/2004

Uniform defamation laws are long overdue but will face stiff opposition

by Crispin Hull - 23/03/2004

Footballers, management, principles, sex, responsibility, and scapegoats

by Nick Ferrett - 26/03/2004

If Naomi Wolf was a straight man Harold Bloom could be dead

by David Skidmore - 31/03/2004 - 1 comment

Peace as absence of war or true peace with justice? Prospects for 2004

by Stuart Rees - 8/04/2004

Gender reassignment surgery does not help in our gender-divided society

by David Skidmore - 23/04/2004 - 2 comments

A second chance for Alex: sex affirmation in young people

by Rachel Heath - 27/04/2004

Homosexuals have a basic human right to formally marry their partner

by Greg Barns - 30/04/2004 - 1 comment

The UNHCHR is an insult to the memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello

by Jean-Claude Buhrer - 30/04/2004

It's time for a new sort of genuine leadership on the refugee issue

by Scott Phillips - 30/04/2004

Violence against women and sport's culture of women as accessories

by Debbie Hindley and Tara Brabazon - 4/05/2004

Bearing a dead man’s child: the impact of Judges’ personal values

by Ben White and Lindy Willmott - 6/05/2004

It's important to recognise that sex and gender must be treated differently

by Karen Gurney - 4/05/2004

The arguments against allowing gay and lesbian marriages do not stack up

by Igor Primoratz - 5/05/2004 - 1 comment

Banning same-sex marriages may not be valid under the constitution

by Crispin Hull - 5/05/2004

Allowing same-sex marriages could be good for the institution of marriage

by David Skidmore - 5/05/2004 - 1 comment

by Peter Van Onselen and Wayne Errington - 13/05/2004

'Marriage' should continue to be defined as heterosexual in Australian law

by Nick Ferrett - 13/05/2004

Gay marriage would undermine the benefits to children of conventional marriage

by George Pell - 13/05/2004 - 1 comment

Only a collective push for peace will prevent atrocities in spheres of war

by Gary Brown - 26/05/2004

An overhaul is needed to restore fairness to a repressive tax system

by Geoffrey Walker - 19/05/2004

Vanstone is dismantling the right to a fair trial for Aboriginal people

by Gwynn MacCarrick - 20/05/2004

Abu Ghraib one day, Queensland the next

by Bernie Matthews - 24/05/2004

More police on the beat means fewer problems on the streets

by Andrew Leigh - 25/05/2004

The ways we protect our children from high-tech porn are failing

by Brian Harradine - 26/05/2004

Human rights and good governance education in the Asia Pacific region

by Marise Payne - 28/05/2004

Abuse within prisons makes prisoners more violent upon release

by Bernie Matthews - 31/05/2004

Time to take a different approach to protecting whistleblowers

by Glenn Birrell - 2/06/2004

The capabilities of the 'Creative Commons' licence are a threat to readers

by Richard Chirgwin - 3/06/2004

Focus on the consultative process, not particular republican models

by Richard Fidler and Allison Henry - 4/06/2004

Australia's foundations were definitely and deliberately not Christian

by Helen Irving - 9/06/2004

Rejuvenating Christian foundations should help stop moral decay

by Peter Costello - 9/06/2004 - 2 comments

Why I've changed my mind on Victoria's anti-vilification laws

by Amir Butler - 9/06/2004 - 6 comments

Why Costello is wrong: vilification laws send a strong message

by Gary Bouma - 9/06/2004

Howard's Liberties Medallion is a betrayal of Jewish liberalism

by Geoffrey Brahm Levey - 10/06/2004

Abu Ghraib and other prisons around the world

by Mark S. Lawson - 11/06/2004 - 2 comments

That marriage is heterosexual does not delegitimise gay unions

by John Anderson - 15/06/2004

Play School exposes a nation's latent homophobic tendencies

by Greg Barns - 15/06/2004 - 1 comment

Reworking Freedom of Speech in a Digital Age

by Jack Balkin - 22/06/2004

Recent diving deaths might have been prevented with better training

by Terry Morrison - 18/06/2004

Changing the Oaths of Allegiance amounts to republicanism by stealth

by Kerry Jones - 22/06/2004

Why abandon medical ethics in the face of the War on Terror?

by Michael Cook - 23/06/2004

Forgive me, I was wrong about the justification for invading Iraq

by Tom Frame - 25/06/2004

G W Bush conservatives for gay marriage

by Iain Clacher - 30/06/2004

The ACT Bill of rights is just the first step in the right direction

by George Williams - 5/07/2004

Let's get serious - it's still too easy to sidestep radio standards

by Derek Wilding - 7/07/2004

Saddam's trial will test the legitimacy of the new Iraqi government

by Don Rothwell - 12/07/2004

A response on National Road Safety from four wheel drive enthusiasts

by Scott Crawford - 13/07/2004

My Foetus: Will women finally get the whole picture?

by Leslie Cannold - 14/07/2004

Has the ICJ managed to tie our hands in the fight against terrorism?

by Leanne Piggott - 15/07/2004

Journalists could be victims of Melbourne's crime underworld

by Russ Grayson - 16/07/2004

Bob Collins made some powerful enemies and now they want revenge

by Brian Johnstone - 21/07/2004 - 9 comments

B-grade thriller sparks controversy: Hollywood tackles cloning again

by Michael Cook - 21/07/2004

Barriers to nation building, the ICJ, Palestine and the Israeli wall

by Eric Wilson - 23/07/2004

Australia takes a brave stand for human rights in the Middle East

by David Knoll - 23/07/2004

The current state of Iraqi law and institutions: Iraqi perspectives

by Sam Hammorabi - 26/07/2004

There is great danger in legalising assisted suicide

by Mary Joseph - 28/07/2004

It's official: the Australian government is abusing the rights of children

by Tom Mann - 6/08/2004

Evergreen dilemma: law blind to patent's purpose

by Andrew Christie and Sally Pryor - 17/08/2004

It will take new legislation to provide justice to asbestos victims

by Geoffrey Hills - 23/08/2004

A curfew could mean getting bashed at the station while waiting for a late train

by Sebastian De Brennan - 19/08/2004

ACT debates world's first Bill of Responsibilities

by George Williams and Lara Kostakidis-Lianos - 25/08/2004 - 1 comment

Australians are becoming over-regulated worrywarts: Let our young people drive

by Edward Wright - 1/09/2004

Hicks in the dock: The laws of war and military justice

by Ted Lapkin - 31/08/2004

The National Judicial College and managing a federal judicial system

by Murray Gleeson - 2/09/2004

The people's process: King Charles III or an Australian head of state?

by Allison Henry - 7/09/2004

Senate report into the forgotten Australians: Child abuse in institutional care

by Ben Mathews - 9/09/2004 - 5 comments

Is Australia reneging on its traditional support for human rights?

by Irene Khan - 21/09/2004

Shared parenting isn't always best for children

by Gillian Coles and Denise Rieniets - 20/09/2004 - 3 comments

The road to recovery from drug use: or is it the road to more addiction?

by Michael Robinson - 20/09/2004 - 2 comments

Back to the Future: The 2004 Senate Inquiry's Report into an Australian Republic

by Stephen Souter - 23/09/2004

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome & The Kathleen Folbigg Case

by Bernie Matthews - 27/09/2004 - 1 comment

Big ‘E’ Ethics and the tide of progress

by Miles Little - 18/10/2004

Why law cannot be amoral

by Samuel Gregg - 4/10/2004

Failure to filter allows child porn a free run

by Michael Flood - 7/10/2004 - 1 comment

DNA and The Justice Game

by Bernie Matthews - 8/10/2004 - 5 comments

The day Cassidy won the Cup

by Bernie Matthews - 2/11/2004

Public liability still an issue for local government

by Greg Hallam - 25/10/2004

Rights are not inalienable unless we make them so

by Emma Larking - 28/10/2004

PM's dismissal plans far from family-friendly

by Peter Holding - 28/10/2004

Falling in love with the abuser compounds, not excuses, their crime

by Barbara Biggs - 28/10/2004 - 1 comment

Competent indigenous leadership crucial to change

by Fred Chaney - 1/11/2004

The 'morally treasonable' Bush administration

by Walt Brasch - 1/11/2004

Is the Federal Government’s Drug Policy “hardline”, or just hard-hearted?

by Esther Singer - 4/11/2004

Saddam Hussein – The Ultimate WMD

by Bashdar Ismaeel - 5/11/2004

So what if the aborted baby cried?

by Melinda Tankard Reist - 9/11/2004 - 4 comments

The men all agree! But what about the women?

by Leslie Cannold - 9/11/2004 - 2 comments

Human trafficking: Combating an international crisis

by April Palmerlee - 10/11/2004 - 1 comment

Why is protecting life a crime?

by Graham Preston - 2/12/2004 - 17 comments

Abortion Distortions

by David van Gend - 15/11/2004 - 1 comment

Turning off to life support

by Alex Perrottet - 16/11/2004 - 3 comments

Grilled, battered or fried: Boris Johnson’s arse on the line

by Jane Rankin-Reid - 17/11/2004

The rule of law and radical electoral reform

by Rachael Patterson and Andrew Wear - 7/12/2004 - 1 comment

Time for an ethical 'makeover': lawyer responsibilities

by Rachael Patterson - 19/11/2004

Judicial appointments are political appointments

by George Williams - 22/11/2004 - 1 comment

Global climate change, the Great Barrier Reef and our obligations

by Don Rothwell and Tim Stephens - 19/11/2004 - 4 comments

High time to reform the High Court selection process.

by George Williams - 30/11/2004 - 2 comments

Patently absurd

by Nicholas Gruen - 23/11/2004 - 2 comments

New national security laws make a mockery of 'justice'

by Christopher Michaelsen - 24/11/2004 - 3 comments

US needs watchdogs not lapdogs

by Rosemary Brasch - 24/11/2004 - 1 comment

Withdrawing life support - supporting the judge's decision

by Ben White and Lindy Willmott - 24/11/2004 - 8 comments

Law and justice in Australia: A dream of improvement

by Michael Kirby - 29/11/2004 - 7 comments

Forum for the Future: Good idea, wrong location

by Kamal Fadel - 3/12/2004 - 5 comments

P2P is here to stay: Music companies must get real

by Greg Barns - 1/12/2004 - 3 comments

If it’s got tackle, it’s a bloke!

by Karen Gurney - 7/12/2004 - 1 comment

Greens' drug policy commonsense, not 'kooky'?

by Haig Balian - 9/12/2004 - 5 comments

The tale of Russell 'The Fox' Cox and the prison that never was

by Bernie Matthews - 6/12/2004 - 17 comments

Is Kathleen Folbigg an innocent victim of SIDS?

by Bernie Matthews - 10/12/2004 - 33 comments

Federalism needs fixing

by George Williams - 9/12/2004 - 1 comment

Why should Guantanamo Bay inmates be protected by the Geneva Convention?

by Ted Lapkin - 15/12/2004 - 6 comments

A journey through the 'belly of the beast' - Part 1

by Bernie Matthews - 20/12/2004 - 11 comments

A journey through the 'belly of the beast' - Part 2

by Bernie Matthews - 22/12/2004 - 2 comments

Would Australia Card II be any better than Australia Card I?

by Edward Mandla - 29/12/2004 - 2 comments

Feeding the commodity fetish frenzy

by Nicholas Gruen - 14/12/2004

A journey through the 'belly of the beast' - Part 3

by Bernie Matthews - 24/12/2004

Don't write off corporate social responsibility - we need it

by Kel Dummett - 16/12/2004 - 1 comment

The Muslim dollar: Australian financial sector - take note

by Waleed Aly - 21/12/2004 - 2 comments

There is free speech, and then there is hate-inducing vilification

by Waleed Aly - 23/12/2004 - 31 comments

Faith in open debate

by Ruth Limkin - 23/12/2004 - 36 comments

Why the US in Guantanamo is subject to the Geneva Conventions

by Jean-Jacques Bovay - 29/12/2004 - 9 comments

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