A State of Mind: Poor Judgment. The controversy over appointment of judges is (luckily) a spectacle that we are typically spared in Australia.
As a lawyer, and moreover one specialising in criminal law, I strongly believe that there are few things less edifying than "electing" judges. There are probably few other decisions that should be as non-political. After all, judges are tasked with applying the laws made by the legislature. Smith's lone stand in the military's war on women - The Drum Opinion - The treatment of women in the military should be beyond partisan politicking, a principle ditched in order to take cheap pot shots at the Minister. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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