The release of the Lionel Murphy papers conclusively reveals the persecutory nature of the Commission of Inquiry In September 2017 the records of the 1986 Parlia - men tary Commission of Inquiry into 'allegations concerning the conduct of Justice of the High Court, the Hon Lionel Keith Murphy QC' were released. The commission was the third official inquiry into the 'conduct' of the former Labor senator, attorneygeneral in the Whitlam government and High Court justice,…
The increasing concerns over the recent formulation of terrorism offences are discussed. Traditional standards of legal process and judicial protections no longer to apply to terrorist suspects as a dual system of law emerge.