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The Latest Articles by Michael Bradley

Regulating the marketplace of lies we call the internet

Labor’s bill, designed to combat misinformation and disinformation online, has drawn strong opposition. But are its critics overreacting?

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‘Of good character’: Why referees such as Kutcher and Kunis shouldn’t be an option

Many a rapist is ‘a good bloke’ if character references are anything to go by. But most rapists are serial and thus most definitely not good blokes.

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New Fair Work powers puts the onus back on corporations like Qantas

Labor is spruiking a new set of powers to address ‘loopholes that allow pay and conditions to be undercut’. Will it make a difference?

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What would Australian law have to say about Luis Rubiales’ ‘unsolicited kiss’ in Sydney?

Spanish prosecutors are investigating Rubiales’ actions against footballer Jenni Hermoso, and Australia could also have something to say about it.

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Why I advise survivors engaging with News Corp to keep their eyes wide open

News Corp is, above all else, a political organisation. And there is always the risk that it will place its own imperatives above the interests of a vulnerable person with whose story it has been entrusted.

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Would separate courts change our broken system for sexual violence survivors?

Survivors of sexual violence are traumatised over and over again when dealing with the criminal justice system. Specialist courts would help.

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Does the law actually say a person is innocent until proven guilty? Not quite

Not guilty does not mean innocent, and it’s easy to misunderstand this. They are different things — nobody is declared innocent by the law.

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Who to trust now everyone’s a player in the Lehrmann-Sofronoff-Drumgold circus?

The public is entitled to have little faith in anyone connected with the whole saga when they all appear to have an agenda.

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No camp pretends to misunderstand how government and the law interact

The arguments made by the No campaign are nonsense — but in their malevolent and deceptive simplicity they’re gaining traction.

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We deserve answers on how taxpayers’ money was spent on Nauru and Manus

Nothing less than a royal commission is necessary to expose the corruption now revealed in our offshore detention system.

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ABC spat over Afghanistan defamation case leaves out two important details

The broadcaster argued it had no choice but to abandon its defence in order to protect the identity of its source. But that wasn’t exactly true.

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My client, Moz, was deprived of ‘ordinary human decency’ — and it was entirely legal

In summarising Mostafa Azimitabar’s case, the judge made the unusual choice to remark on the ‘lack of care and humanity’ in his detainment.

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What comes after the damning robodebt report?

Some will be clamouring for a long trail of heads on pikes. But the next stage of the robodebt commission findings will take years to unfold.

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You can be guilty of corrupt conduct but not be successfully criminally prosecuted

Senior Liberals such as Matt Kean and Peter Dutton undermining the legitimacy of ICAC is shameless deception.

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NACC the knife: who should be under the scalpel of our new corruption watchdog?

From Scott Morrison’s secret ministries to allegations of dodgy contracts, the Greens have proposed a list of contenders.

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I would not walk a mile in Brittany Higgins’ shoes

What can we learn from the Brittany Higgins media debacle? That empathy should be our north star in navigating such stories.

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Is a man’s home his castle? The law keeps women unsafe in their own homes

Australian law is divorced from social reality, and fails to criminalise a home invasion by a woman’s ex-partner if he’s still on a lease.

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How the Dominion case shaped Murdoch v Crikey — and offered a new defence

Across the Pacific, a much larger defamation case between Dominion and Fox News unfolded spectacularly, and helped inform a new approach.

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How a small legal concession made a massive change to the dimensions of Murdoch v Crikey

As the March trial date drew near, Murdoch suddenly sought to amend his case. The consequences were enormous.

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Inside Crikey’s defence against Murdoch and the mire of defamation law

Crikey’s legal defence centred on its journalism being in the public interest, which Lachlan Murdoch wanted struck out altogether.

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The inside story of Murdoch v Crikey: how it began

Now that the legal smoke has cleared, let’s look back at how this whole David v Goliath stoush got started.

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Dutton isn’t just ignoring First Nations peoples — he’s spitting in their faces

The Liberal Party was always going to reject the Voice to Parliament. It’s important to ask why it was so easy to predict.

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What should the NSW Parliament do with Mark Latham and Gareth Ward?

Ostracism appears to be the best course. It may seem infuriatingly mild but their fellow MPs hands are somewhat tied.

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The Voice will not lead to constitutional chaos

Ignore the misdirections. This is a good thing to do, the right thing to do, and now is the time to do it.

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Netanyahu’s plans are a direct and unsubtle assault on democracy

The Israeli prime minister’s goal to reform the country’s court system is being hammered by furious citizens and senior figures.

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