Reading between the lines? How live baiting is treated in greyhound racing rules
“It’s widely known that if you give a dog a live animal to kill, on occasion I’ve heard of cats being used – this makes the…
Four Corners greyhound racing scandal: The court of opinion is not a court of law
I never believed the contemptuous description of greyhounds as ‘dish lickers’. Greyhounds are beautiful animals, their noble history explained in this Animals Australia post. In any…
Calculating costs: James Hird & ASADA litigation
A penny for your thoughts? Well, if those thoughts are an estimate of James Hird’s legal costs in the ASADA litigation, expect those pennies to vary…
8 reasons why James Hird lost his Federal Court Appeal
On 30 January 2015, in a joint judgment of Kenny, Besanko and White JJ, the Full Federal Court dismissed James Hird’s appeal. Mr Hird had appealed…
Flirting with fakery – How photos tell ‘the real story’ in women’s magazines
Much has been written about the effect of women’s magazines on body image, thanks to the wonders of photoshop. Yet, the extent we embrace fiction in…
We defend Charlie Hebdo’s right to speak, but in Australia, its humour might be unwelcome and illegal
Since the murderous attack on those behind the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, people in democratic countries around the world have reaffirmed their commitment to concepts…
How I lost 7 kg in 60 seconds, or can photos really lie?
It had been a tremendous Christmas week. Pork, chicken or duck? I decided I liked all three at the same time. New York cheese cake? It…
Human Rights Law Centre needs your help!
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a lunch with Hugh de Kretser, the Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, and his colleagues to…
Wordplay likely to confuse as AFL Tribunal closes doors on open hearing
“You like to-may-toes and I like to-mah-toes”: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (George & Ira Gershwin, 1937) Observers of the anti-doping saga involving Essendon Football…
Over 100 years later, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola battle over bottles
What were you doing in 1898? Okay, none of us were born. 1898 was, in fact, a big year. Hawaii was annexed to the United States.…
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