by ROCCO LOIACONO – AUSTRALIANS would be familiar with the statue of Lady Justice, which takes its name from the Roman goddess, Iustitia. Lady Justice is emblematic of one of the pillars of liberal democracy: the rule of law. The whole notion…
by NICK BURY – NEW details of the Brittany Higgins affair have served a body blow to the Albanese Government, as Labor’s secret involvement in the scandal comes to light. Senator Malcolm Roberts posed a question this week to Sky News presenter…
by PAUL COLLITS – ELEVATING Brittany Higgins as the face of the #MeToo movement has been a shocking own-goal for Australia’s political, media and activist elites. Thanks primarily to the indefatigable journalism of The Australian newspaper’s Janet Albrechtsen, the relentless probing of…
by BETTINA ARNDT – WHILE our country recovers from the lockdown years, across Australia there are thousands of families who look back to 2021 as the start of a very different nightmare – the year their sons were accused of sexual assault. …
by BETTINA ARNDT – THE Brittany Higgins celebrity saga continues with the white dress she wore to a feminist rally being considered an addition to the collection in the Museum of Australian Democracy. But another key player in this circus isn’t doing…
by SEAN BURKE – THE nation’s least impressive public figure and a #MeToo feminist have been voted Politicom’s Anti-Australians of the Year. Of 7375 votes cast this month, Labor Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has been resoundingly confirmed as the nation’s most…
by PAUL COLLITS – ’TIS the season to be … thinking about Australians of the Year. Every good awards system has an alternate of the vox populi kind. Think the People’s Choice. Or the Bald Archies. Well, perhaps we should have a…
by BETTINA ARNDT – FINALLY, it appeared the Brittany Higgins case was over when the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, announced last week that the sexual assault charge against Bruce Lehrmann was to be dropped. Drumgold said the reason was…
by NINA NGUYEN – PROSECUTORS have abandoned charges against the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins following concerns that the ongoing trial has taken a toll on the former Liberal staffer’s mental health. Higgins, who alleged ex-colleague Bruce Lehrmann raped her inside…
by BETTINA ARNDT – WHAT a circus. This week the Brittany Higgins/Bruce Lehrmann rape trial imploded when the jury was dismissed due to misconduct by a juror. The case seemed to be heading for a hung jury after five days of deliberation,…
