Allegations against contractor Auscript of poor court transcripts. The Newman Government announced the outsourcing of court transcription and recording services to Auscript on February 22, 2013. The then Attorney-General, Jarrod Bleijie, declared that this would save $6 million. The move ultimately resulted in the shutting down of the State Reporting Bureau (SRB). “The outsourcing of transcription services […]
Auscript welcomes referral to Queensland Auditor-General: @Qldaah #auslaw #qldpol
April 23, 2015
Filed Under: #auspol, #Qgame, Corruption, David Marler, Democracy, Front Page, Queensland, Rorting, State Politics Tagged With: #auslaw, Annastacia Palaszczuk, auscript, Campbell Newman, courts, Jarrod Bleijie, law, newman government, QldPol, yvette d'ath
Only taking it to the streets will stop #csg: Bob Debus to @RobinMosman #Pilliga
August 1, 2014

About three years ago, when I first started to become really aware of the threats presented by coal seam gas mining, I happened to meet up with Bob Debus. Some of you will remember him as NSW’s longest serving Environment Minister. Such was his capability that he typically held 4 ministries at any one time. […]
Filed Under: #auspol, #Pilliga, CSG, Front Page Tagged With: biodiversity, Citizens, coal, Coal seam gas, courts, CSG, CSG mining, environment, ETS, Integrity, Lying, Maules Creek, Mining, Pilliga, The Blue Mountains, Vested Interests
Bloggers beware: law uneasy about citizen journalists and court reporting
August 8, 2013

By No Fibs legal reporter Joan Evatt August 7, 2013 On July 1 this year the NSW government’s amendments to the NSW Court Security Act (2005) became effective as law. It is the government’s first real attempt to come to terms with the growth of social media and its impact on the law. The media […]
Filed Under: #auspol, election2013, Front Page, Joan Evatt, Journalism, Social Media Tagged With: bloggers, citizen journalists, contempt, courts, Free Speech, Judicial Officers Bulletin, NSW Court Security Act (2005), sub judice