Publications

Alex McKean and Stephen Keim write in Justinian (4.6.15): ‘No one could have done more than the current governor to achieve Chief Justice Carmody’s stated objective

The Attorney-General has announced a review of the VLAD laws, to be chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Alan Wilson. Review of VLAD laws announced »

In The Conversation (11.6.15) Terry Goldsworthy and Caitlin Byrne discuss the changing nature of organised crime, and ask whether authorities are too focussed on ‘the usual suspects’

The ABC reports that the Queensland Parliament has the power to remove a judge if it is recommended by a tribunal of former judges. But Ms Palaszczuk said

The media suggest that Chief Justice Tim Carmody may be on the point of retiring. In April, Andrew Lynch wrote in Inside Story (13.4.15) that there was

The Brisbane Times (15.5.15) reports that ‘Queensland’s embattled chief justice Tim Carmody says he has every intention of finishing his term and has great respect for his

The Guardian (8 May 2015) reports on the continuing discord within the Queensland judiciary. ‘The Queensland appeal court president, Margaret McMurdo, told the state’s chief justice, Tim

Bronwyn Naylor reports in The Conversation on the evidence on crime and imprisonment: ‘Prison populations in Australia are increasing rapidly. This is usually said to be

Andrew Lynch (Inside Story, 13.4.15) suggests that future governments should draw the right lessons from the Carmody furore: ‘His government has been consigned to history, but Queensland

In The Conversation (16.4.15) Robin Fitzgerald and Adrian Cherney write: ‘Queensland’s rate of imprisonment has recently undergone a reversal, following several years of what appeared to

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (9.4.15) on the Auditor-General’s recent report on the procurement of boot camps: ‘Newman Government Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie’s decision to over-rule

Peter Miller writes in The Conversation (10.4.15) that early pub closing times have worked in King’s Cross, Sydney: ‘Just 12 months after they were introduced, early closing