Des Derrington - Uncivil Law

Sporting Tribunals

Abstract

Correct Terminology for Name

Article

Sporting Tribunals dhould not pretend to the title of Judiciary Committee. Qualified Disciplinary and Public Relations Agency would be more appropriate.

Social Commentary

Des thoughts on issues of today.

Articles

Propaganda - The Virus - The Inquiry

Propaganda is not only treacherously misleading, abused it is dangerous.

[2021-11-06]

Whether to Bring Citizens Home.

[2021-05-01]

Footballers Without Vaccination

[2020-05-08]

The Virus - Reopening

Tell the WHOLE truth, Mr Morrison

[2020-05-05]

The Pell Decision

Beware of the comments of the extremeists.

[2020-04-08]

Problems with the ABC

Th ABC has descended into sensatinalism. It has become a propaganda tool.

[2020-04-04]

Misleading Arguments on Climate Change

[2020-03-06]

Aboriginies and the High Court

[2020-02-18]

Is Folau a blasphemer?

Please keep the simplistic and aggressive rhetoric down while the fires and drought are up. And watch your logic.

[2020-02-13]

Nasal T/v Reporting and Presentation

[2020-02-13]

Euthanasia

Beware of improper arguments against euthanasia

[2019-12-24]

Logic and Reason

The gross want of reason of the published arguments in denial of climte change is an affront to proper discussion

[2019-12-24]

Chinese Meddling in Australian Affairs

China's spies are probbly standard

[2019-12-01]

Refusing visas

Let us look at ourselves as others see us. 'T'would then from many an error free us - and foolish blunder (or is that 'bluster'?)

[2019-11-17]

Climate Change Discussion

Keep the climate debate until the fires have been extinguished so that the truth will not be smothered bby the smoke and heat.

[2019-11-13]

Prorogation

The citicism of the United Kingdom's Supreme Court's decision on the prorogation of the Parliament is very unusual in its quality.

[2019-10-16]

Prorogation of the British Parliament

[2019-09-28]

Press Freedom

Does press freedom justify criminal acts?

[2019-09-05]

Religious Freedom Legislation

Religiouos freedom within a certain range should be protected, but it carries responsibilities to which it too must be subject.

[2019-09-01]

Pell Appeal

The appeal decision should be respeted and not subjected to grossly biased commentary.

[2019-08-23]

Freedom of Speech

Free speech is not unqualified. it may be constrained reasonably.

[2019-08-16]

Protests

Protest - yes! Mindless and selfish protest - NO!!

[2019-08-04]

Aborigines and the Constitution

The Constitution should be amended, but with great care to know clearly what is intended, and great care to ensure that it is properly defined.

[2019-08-04]

Bolt'sAttack on Thunberg

Bolt's nasty attack on Thunberg reveals his own character

[2019-08-03]

Murder

Logic is being openly and callously murdered of mattersof pubblic importance

[2019-06-06]

Not Guilty - Not Innocent

An acquittal or insufficiency of evidence does not predicate innocence

[2019-05-30]

The Declarations of Cardinal Pell's Innocence and Guilt

The current declaration, by some of Cardinal Pell's supporters, of his innocence is unreasonable and wrong. The samemay be said of those who proonounce him as finally guilty, despite his appeal.

[2019-03-12]

Cyber Attack

Australia has been subjected to a cyber attack. Dreadful as that is, do not all the major powers subscribe to it in relation to their competitors, and even their allies?

[2019-02-18]

Are we to assume automatically that a foreign government's indictment of a person for a serious crime is false simply because, without denying the offence, he claims it is a political charge and that he would be tortured if extradited? Such a claim might be expectedalso from a guilty person who has properly been indicted and who woould not be tortured.

A better investigation of the circumstancs is appropriate.

Is a person who is valuable to an Australian sporting organisation to be accepted as a tue reugee simply because of an administrativve finding? After all, favourable administrative decisions on immigration havve been made for au pair girls useful to sporting bodies' officials.

[2019-02-18]

Identifying Paedophiles

Public identifiction of paedophiles is very dangerous and unnecessay

[2019-01-10]

Prakash -Legal Opinion

If a government claims to rely on legal opinion tosupport its action, unless there is an issue of privilege, it should publish it/

[2019-01-08]

White Supremacy

The mental retardation of white supremacists

[2019-01-07]

Corruption Commission

Should the investigation be public?

Should the judiciary be investigated by a governmental appointee?

[2018-12-20]