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Governor of Queensland incommunicado on judicial corruption claims 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... Brisbane, Australia - Queensland Governor, Penelope Wensley, has staunchly ... her brother, Robert Wensley QC, a former judge in the Queensland Anti Discrimination Tribunal. Robert ... of natural justice and inequity before the law and the courts, but was repeatedly ignored and intimidated ...
The Keynesian System, the Economics of Illusion 3 Jul 2009 22:30 GMT
... world wars a similar system, enforced by law, offset the effects of lax methods of ... not new, despite the claims of its advocates. However, something more far-reaching is usually understood ... destroyed in the war. Neither Canada nor Australia was bombed or invaded. The differences in ...
Class-action suit allowed against Aeroplan for cancelled points 3 Jul 2009 22:30 GMT
... A Quebec court has granted authorization to launch a class-action ... by Montreal lawyer Owen Falquero of Merchant Law Group LLP, was filed on behalf of ... to pay for her daughter's trip to New Zealand — her graduation gift — until she ...
Casino won't house asylum seekers: Evans 3 Jul 2009 22:30 GMT
... seekers. A boat carrying 194 people entered Australian waters last weekend - the biggest boatload ... B and we need it urgently." Immigration lawyer David Manne says capacity is a direct ... officials outside the basic safeguards of the law in Australia," he said. "And that again is not ...
Reforms in Turkey: Marching along 3 Jul 2009 19:11 GMT
... and Development (AK) Party, passed a groundbreaking law allowing civilian courts to prosecute army officials. Four ... People’s Party (CHP) also wants the constitutional court to strike the law down, saying it ... for in Iran,” sighed Ali Akbar, an Australian tourist of Iranian descent. The deeper worry ...
Time for Jets to move on 3 Jul 2009 18:52 GMT
... Constantine is obviously livid after Football Federation Australia officials enticed coach Gary van Egmond to ... the legal system. But two leading industrial law experts have told The Herald they are sceptical ... chances of winning any such case. Sydney lawyer Seamus Burke said even if the Jets ...
John Roughan: After six years, the tide has turned 3 Jul 2009 18:52 GMT
... It is six years since Chief Justice Sian Elias and ... they had decided that since British common law recognised pre-existing property rights in colonised countries, ... pre-existing property rights in colonised countries, and New Zealand parliaments had thought property rights went no ...
Australian scientists hail triple dinosaur discovery 3 Jul 2009 18:32 GMT
... July 3: Australian scientists hailed the country’s most significant dinosaur ... pre-nuptial agreement has been recognised by a court in Britain, paving the way for legality ... reduce and not to maintain rules of law that divide us from the majority of the ...
Principals in threat to boycott standards 3 Jul 2009 18:31 GMT
... Hundreds of primary school principals are threatening to boycott ... said his office did not advocate a law change. "If we do have national standards ... sacking boards that backed their principals. The New Zealand Educational Institute said yesterday that an Education ...
Libertarians slam new law forcing witnesses to speak up 3 Jul 2009 18:11 GMT
... Libertarians slam new law forcing witnesses to speak up A new ... state total power, say civil libertarians. The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has labelled the ...
Court Forces Spammers to Cough Up $3.7 Million 3 Jul 2009 18:11 GMT
... A U.S. district court is forcing a spam group to cough ... the U.S., and an individual located in Australia settled in May 2008. However, the FTC ... Web Act also came into play, a law that enables the FTC to trade information with ...
Internet fraud case NZ's first majority verdict 3 Jul 2009 16:50 GMT
... In what is believed to be New Zealand's first majority verdict, a jury has found ... of being an online auction cheat. The law was only changed last week to allow ... stamp albums. The buyers - one in Australia, and the other a former reporter from ...
Criminal minds laid bare 3 Jul 2009 16:30 GMT
... says. Hyland and her family arrived in Australia from Ireland when she was just two ... school and gained a place to study law at Melbourne University and practise. Given her past working ... practise. Given her past working as a lawyer in Australia, readers could be forgiven for ...
Finding out you don't exist 3 Jul 2009 16:11 GMT
... new millennium: identity fraud. A staggering 124,000 Australians each year wake up one day to ... launch new policies to fight the trend. Attorney-General Robert McClelland told The Weekend Australian: "Identity ... security is central to Australia's national security, law enforcement and economic interests and vital in protecting ...
Smack in the chops for parents 3 Jul 2009 15:22 GMT
... THE slap is the big barbecue-stopper in Australia. The Australian slap comes in the best-selling ... a neighbour at a suburban barbecue. The New Zealand smack is being debated in a grander ... pulp have never paid attention to the law and never will. "This law targets the ...