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You can't use a one-yearly trend to discredit a two decade trend. Greater regulation of our roads, including Random Breath Testing, has had a profound influence on road safety. For instance, a comparison of 1997 vs 2007. 1997...

lol.. that would never happen .. :devil:

If Australians were more proficient drivers then the need for regulation would be far less; much like our incessant passion for binge drinking. It seems we have a genetic predisposition for ignoring 'sensibleness', despite education or up-skilling. We know the risks, don't have the skills yet...

Re above.

Union lackey in the Industrial Relations portfolio? Thankfully his power doesn't extend beyond the state. Public sector reform? What unionist will see to an efficiently reformed public service?

You make a valid point. Those looking to do 'badness' will always find something to assist their goal, irrespective of the law. Be it a chair, hammer or as you said, a pole. There is definitely scope and reason to remove the prohibition on 'offensive implements' (e.g. metal pole etc) for the...

The taser, not the force, is prohibited. Every person has the right to self-defence, as long as it is reasonable, save for the use of specified weapons. Why would you need a taser? How often is a member of the public confronted with a volatile situation or interaction with a mentally ill or...

What evidence do you have to support that statement? In an organisation of approximately 15,000, which deals with tens of thousands of incidents per year, how many instances of abuse of power occur? Its all hyperbole. One would be ignorant to suggest there is no abuse of power. One is equally...

So your system of justice is that every person has equal rights? To do what? How are persons prosecuted? How are matters initiated? How does one investigate serious matters? What sanctions are imposed? Who imposes those sanctions? Ultimately, how is good order maintained? I love idealists..

Who said you couldn't defend yourself?

Interesting. However, isolated instances of the abuse of police power are not sufficient to justify the removal or reduction of those powers. Wherever power is afforded to an individual, or group of individuals, there is inevitably going to be instances of wrongdoing. Such is the weakness of...

He can. LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 100 Power of other persons to arrest without warrant But it is generally not in the interests of his safety to do so. The institutions we have to administer justice (police, judiciary, oversight bodies) exist for the...

His political egoism. He undermined Nelson from the outset, and his display after losing the leadership has shown deep flaws in his personality. This partly explains why the electorate was disinterested. His campaign is not founded on any genuine belief in the necessity for action on climate...

Malcolm reaped what he sowed..

Re: Questions about euthanasia... From a rights perspective, it seems paradoxical that we are able to permit an individual to discontinue treatment, however remove the right for this individual to be assisted in hastening their death. Surely, if we value the realm of private choice, this right...

Not his fault though. The media has made his job all the more difficult. The interest in state politics rivals the popularity of Das Journal on SBS. Over the next 12 months the policy and areas of reform will slowly start to emerge. Oh, and she sounds like Andy McDowell in Four Weddings and...

The party is becoming more and more irrelevant. I can't believe the party would back a powerplay ordained by Obeid and Tripodi.

Despite his personal views, I don't see the shadow cabinet adopting the same position as the government. Abbott himself said that in order to differentiate his style of leadership from Turnbull he would be more consultative. He is still beholden to the party.

You admire Stephen Smith. Enough said.

The police is merely the arm of the executive responsible for executing and administering the laws enacted by parliament. On your logic it would be worth examining the executive power afforded to every public official in the country. Should DoCS care workers have powers regular citizens do...