An armchair guide to delivery of Essendon v ASADA judgment
Justice Middleton will deliver his reasons for decision at 1.30 pm on Friday, 19 September 2014. The judgment concerns a case brought in the Federal Court…
Leave the opinions to us: How Gable Tostee media coverage crossed the line
A few weeks ago, I watched two news presenters on free-to-air television discuss the arrest of a man over the death of a young woman who…
Who deserves the last laugh, the spoof website or those misled?
The joke was on me. Punk’d as if in an episode of Ashton Kutcher’s Candid Camera style television show. I had thought I was cool. I knew…
An ASADA settlement: Business as usual or ‘not on’?
All stakeholders are presently denying the prospect of a settlement between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and affected players of Essendon Football Club’s supplements saga.…
Maggie Beer, why did you fall on your sword when the umpire had not made a call?
“I do apologise unreservedly for mistakes that should not have happened through lack of rigour” – Maggie Beer, forthcoming article in Foodmagazine Maggie Beer is one…
Is it time to move on from a WADA Code which is ‘one size fits all’?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code has had plenty of recent press in Australia courtesy of its role, albeit indirect, in the Essendon supplements saga. Yet…
Who are the team sponsors of 2014 Tour de France, and why?
Debating every aspect of Le Tour is one of life’s joys each July, whether standing in pouring rain next to saturated pavé as the peleton nears,…
Reporting facts not opinion: Fair reports of UK phone hacking trial show the way
In this post, Georgina Schoff QC laments aspects of the media coverage of the current Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. She uses it…
What George Hincapie can teach Essendon players in supplements saga
George Hincapie was Lance Armstrong’s right hand man. He provided substantial assistance to the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), confessed to doping and was pivotal in USADA’s pursuit…
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