On Line Opinion - Law & Liberties http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=law Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 Solemn anniversaries: the UN Refugee Convention turns 75 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) At 75, the Refugee Convention remains a noble promise, increasingly observed in the breach rather than the observance. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24110 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24110 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:04:09 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24110 On Line Opinion Wrongly accused editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) The public narrative is entirely captured by persistent complaints about the justice system's treatment of rape victims. There's little tolerance for muddying the waters by looking at what the same system does to wrongly accused men. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24107 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24107 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:30:50 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24107 On Line Opinion Why Victoria needs a royal commission into the CFMEU editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) Over its four-year life the Costigan royal commission had its terms of reference frequently widened, its timeframes extended, its powers increased and resources expanded. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24097 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24097 Tue, 4 Aug 2026 07:13:50 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24097 On Line Opinion Discrimination is not always the moral and commercial wrong it is made out to be editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brendan O'Reilly) In effect, anti-discrimination laws and expensive associated entitlements are promoting the very type of discrimination they seek to prevent. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24058 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24058 Tue, 7 Jul 2026 07:40:22 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24058 On Line Opinion The domestic violence triage system editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) Buried in this feminist report is something genuinely radical: a campaign to redefine due process itself as misconduct. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24057 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24057 Mon, 6 Jul 2026 07:30:37 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24057 On Line Opinion Adding to failure: amending Australia's under-16 social media ban editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The observational study of 408 children between the ages of 12 and 17 found that over 85% of the participants 'reported using social media platforms subject to the Act at follow-up'.. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24046 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24046 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:23 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24046 On Line Opinion After recognition - what happens to survivors of wartime sexual violence thirty years after the wars? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Wioletta Rebecka) The Balkan wars ended thirty years ago. For many survivors of sexual violence, the struggle did not. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24041 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24041 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:57:25 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24041 On Line Opinion Clash of sexual civilisations - mass immigration, sex crimes and female empowerment editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bettina Arndt) Europe's rape statistics tell two stories: imported misogyny and ever-expanding definitions of sexual crime. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24037 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24037 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:37:04 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24037 On Line Opinion The law beneath the law editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Howard Dewhirst) How common law made the Anglosphere - and why it still matters http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24005 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24005 Mon, 1 Jun 2026 09:09:52 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24005 On Line Opinion Judges who think they know better editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Leyonhjelm) The doctrine of separation of powers is central to Australia’s constitutional system. Parliament makes laws, the executive administers them, and the judiciary interprets and applies them. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23996 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23996 Mon, 25 May 2026 09:20:27 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23996 On Line Opinion