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Book Review: Love in the Time of Contempt: Joanne Fedler

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About three months ago, I had the privilege of being included as one of 200 "early adopters" for Joanne Fedler's new book about to be launched in Sydney next month, entitled Love in the Time of Contempt , Consolations for parents of Teenagers. The idea was to assist the book in getting into the hands of a million stressed… Continue reading Book Review: Love in the Time of Contempt: Joanne Fedler

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Striking a chord: Fiona Snyckers’ article on Judge Dennis Davis’ Oscar Book Review

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I made a tiny tweet about Dennis Davis' review of one of the many Oscar books falling off book  shop shelves lately. For those that didn't see it, it simply said that I agreed whole-heartedly with it. Fiona Snycker's article on Thought Leader has prompted this bulkier blog as I feel it raises so many important issues:… Continue reading Striking a chord: Fiona Snyckers’ article on Judge Dennis Davis’ Oscar Book Review

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Oscar and Me: Are we both liars?

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So call me a liar for saying that I only had one comment on Oscar because I clearly have more. I cannot tell you why because really, it all seems like such a waste of time gabbling on about him because after all, nothing I say is going to affect the appeal and  who cares what I have to… Continue reading Oscar and Me: Are we both liars?

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Justice : an unfathomable and enigmatic concept

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I promised I would only have one last comment on Oscar but now I read about the appeal (which was inevitable I know because I really  did think that dolus eventualis was misconstrued and of course the whole world needs to see that our criminal justice is in tip top shape, and yes of course, the… Continue reading Justice : an unfathomable and enigmatic concept