Keywords: Office Of Police Integrity
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 05 April 2011
20 Comments
Queensland's deputy police commissioner has said there is no need for disciplinary action against any Queensland police officer over the Palm Island death in custody case. Justice is beyond the reach of Queensland Aborigines, while the police remain a law unto themselves.
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 05 January 2011
15 Comments
No firestorm of blame would be raging in the media were Christine Nixon not a woman, a decent and strong woman, a prominent woman and an ethically sound woman of an age and with the experience to possess a raging integrity of her own and, by her very being, to offer ruthless men a soft target.
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 09 April 2010
79 Comments
No firestorm of blame would be raging in the media were Christine Nixon not a
woman, a decent and strong woman, a prominent woman and an
ethically sound woman of an age and with the experience to possess a
raging integrity of her own and, by her very being, to offer ruthless
men a soft target.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 03 August 2009
Tasers are
regarded as a fast and easy means for police to restrain alleged offenders.
But that's not what's needed for a response that
respects the rights of the individuals being apprehended.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 October 2008
'Lee and
Christine Rush are your average Ozzie couple, except that their teenage son Scott is on death row in Bali having been
convicted of being a hapless drug mule. It will not go down well on the streets of Jakarta
if Australians are baying for the blood of the Bali bombers one month
and then pleading to save our sons and daughters the next month.'
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 18 June 2008
2 Comments
Bodies such as the NSW Crime Commission and Victoria's Office of Police Integrity have proven either ineffective or vulnerable to influence themselves. Ultimately, we the people are responsible for keeping these bodies accountable.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Moira Rayner
- 16 April 2008
2 Comments
Having a conflict of interest is not, in itself, wrong — it is the
potential for wrongdoing and corruption that must be avoided. We are
not very good at this in Australia. From July-August 2003
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 26 June 2006
Conflicts of interest pose a serious threat to democracy
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kirsty Ruddock
- 29 April 2006
Is Australia’s intervention in the Solomon Islands healing the wounds of the tension?
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