Published Opinions
A properly functioning FOI system could have condemned Robodebt’s architects long ago
July 30, 2023by Isabelle Reinecke. It shouldn’t have taken a Royal Commission to air the fundamental rot of the Robodebt scheme.
Distressing overreach on India Travel ban reveals little known but over-used “dictatorial” power
May 27, 2021by Isabelle Reinecke. In the wake of the Morrison Government’s midnight announcement to ban Australian citizens from returning home from India, the public has been forced to confront assumptions about how our democracy operates....
Strong democratic systems will see us through COVID-19
April 20, 2020by Isabelle Reinecke and Belinda Lowe. The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly hit every aspect of our lives. Governments are making life or death decisions during this emergency period that will reshape the face of...
Palace letters highlight undemocratic secrecy
February 23, 2019by Jennifer Robinson. In 1944 Australia attempted to modernise its constitution through the ‘14 Powers’ referendum, which was lost. Many of the proposed 14 changes were passed in subsequent years including the right for...