Dear Shadow Minister,

It is her choice. She told the attorney-general ages
ago that she would be leaving in July.

I have nothing further to add - except to say that
in this discussion we can't all be anti Triggs.
Someone has to be on her side just to balance things
out and keep this discussion going.

Dearest Foxy,

With the deepest respect, that must be the weakest excuse any of us have heard yet in defence of the indefensible.

Triggs lied to a number of parliamentary committees, she held back information about the number of child refugees until the government which had created the problem was gone and the next one was well on the way to solving it.

She destroyed the careers of at least one student in her appalling support for the insupportable Ms Prior, and, as Head of the AHRC, implicitly approved of the shake-down to extort hush-money out of other students.

She didn't pull Tim Phoutsommasane into line when he touted for business over the Leak cartoon; she pursued Leak until a judge threw her case out of court.

She is a total disgrace. She has absolutely no interest in genuine human rights, i.e. in defence of the right to freedom of expression. Surely she and all of her staff would have workshopped delicate cases over and over again, they would have teased out scenarios involving just these sorts of 'border-line' cases or cases where two 'sets' of human rights were in conflict ? Wouldn't that be their bread and butter ?

In relation to Section 18 (c), surely there has to be an intent to offend, insult, humiliate, etc., as well as what a reasonable person would consider to be offensive, insulting, humiliating etc. ? Why isn't the AHRC constantly in the forefront of trying to reform the Section ?

Joe

As a sure, positive step towards the next election, the government should move to:

- replace the HRC with another body with a more suitable charter and a SUNSET CLAUSE; and

- remove the duplication between the SBS and ABC by combining both into a SINGLE ENTITY with a REVISED CHARTER that guarantees independence in programming and ensures a much better service to regional and country centres.

The last mentioned should be achieved by encouraging local reporting and programs wherever possible. More diversity through more local community programs, less centralisation (and less western Sydney Q&A pap).

The ABC could be a small central unit that allocates funding to local community stations. There would be very, very few 'national' needs that are not already being serviced by the private sector including the internet (and newbies on the block such as the changing Twitter).

Triggs? Doubtless the Emily's Listers may find something for her. Although there would be plenty of sharp elbows at work among the Listers as they jockey for better seats on the guvvy gravy train.

Dear Joe,

So glad to see that you've taken my previous post
so seriously. I wonder what your reaction would
have been if it had occurred to you that I was merely
being facetious?
Still, It has kept this discussion going as I thought
it would.

Dearest Foxy,

Ah ! You got me ! I thought your caring and forgiving nature had just gone overboard for a moment. Thank you for putting us right.

Meile,

Joe

Foxy,

As her 5 yr term expires in July, and after her outrageously partisan activity in 2013 it was made clear to her that it would not be renewed.

As an expert in alternative facts, Triggs' only redeeming feature is that she is a woman.