This week, as the 117th Congress of the United States began its term, I made the following case for parliamentary term limits in The Spectator. Drawing upon my experience of Capitol Hill in the office of outgoing Congressman Ted Yoho, I argue that term limits would allow our politicians to focus less energy on the … Continue reading The case for parliamentary term limits
Category: Politics
Reflections on DPP v Walters and Boutlon v The Queen
The Victorian cases of DPP v Walters[1] and Boulton v The Queen[2] demonstrate how textualist arguments can be used to sustain judgments that clearly do not accord with the legislative intent of Parliament. These cases involved courts engaged in supposedly textualist analysis that resulted in interpretations of statutes that were clearly and wholly inconsistent with … Continue reading Reflections on DPP v Walters and Boutlon v The Queen
2017/18 Outgoing MULC President’s Report
On April 16, 2018 I delivered the following Outgoing President's Report at the conclusion of my term as Melbourne University Liberal Club President. Today I am pleased to deliver my final Report as Club President after what has certainly been an eventful thirteen months in the role. Although not without its challenges, 2017 was an … Continue reading 2017/18 Outgoing MULC President’s Report
A better way of understanding the ‘conservative-progressive’ divide
Attempts to categorise people are inherently fraught with danger and, frankly, of little real value - if any. People are individuals, with individual thoughts, feelings and emotions that can never be shared completely. Categorisation leads to prejudice, discrimination and tribalism. Worst of all, it leads people to forget that we are all human - with … Continue reading A better way of understanding the ‘conservative-progressive’ divide
