@parkinchris

Dad - Barrister (Sydney/London) - general provider of unsolicited comment. All views my own etc.

 Sydney, Australia
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Joined May 2009
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Replying to @JetstarAirways
@JetstarAirways you seated my partner and my three year old son apart on a plane between Sydney and Melbourne, placing him between two complete adult strangers. A mistake or is your website breaching consumer law? #crapstar #jetstarfail
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PS feel free to deliver the bag that you failed to put on the plane. I’d make an official complaint but your 25 word limit really doesn’t cut it. I’d call you but you’re apparently so desperate to avoid public scrutiny your website doesn’t provide a phone number.
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Denise Shrivell@deniseshrivell3 Feb 2024
Entirely predictable interview by Speers. What real value does he add to #auspol discourse? The value is not to the public - Speers is after a headline #Insiders
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It seems people are prepared to look past confected media outrage about a “broken promise” when it turns out the promise was rubbish and breaking it means they’ll get more money in their pocket #auspol
ABC News
@abcnews3 Feb 2024
Anthony Albanese has begun the year with a big roll of the dice, breaking his promise not to touch Stage 3 tax cuts. But there’s an overwhelming number who stand to win by giving more to low- and middle-income earners. It’s left Peter Dutton wedged. #Insiders #auspol
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Josh Bornstein@JoshBBornstein4 Feb 2024
A question that will never be put : “Will you rule out improving your policy to address the changed circumstances we now confront?”
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The moral imperative behind improving housing affordability. Well done @dmookheyMLC Unfortunately so many of the areas best placed to deliver on more housing are the least likely to be personally affected if they don’t #nswpol smh.com.au/politics/nsw/trea…

Treasurer’s San Francisco comparison is a wake-up call

The NSW treasurer is right to call for calm in the intensifying debate over density and also warn what is at stake.

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BREAKING: it took 100+ days, but NSW police can now confirm there’s no evidence “gas the Jews” was chanted outside the Opera House. @cameronwilson & I investigated the authenticity of the AJA edited & distributed video Then I was savagely targeted for doing accurate journalism
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Join us next Wednesday for a legal briefing on employee issues arising from the #COVID19au pandemic, with @DWMChin, Ian Neil SC and @parkinchris. Register at nswlaborlawyers.com/covidir #auslaw – at Sydney, New South Wales
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A Divisional Court judgment last week provided useful guidance on when criminal courts can require journalistic material be produced. For an outline see my latest Panopticon blog post: panopticonblog.com/2019/10/2… #medialaw
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Pleased to join the posting team at @11KBW's Panopticon Blog. First post published today: panopticonblog.com/2019/10/2… #FOIA
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The real news in this poll is there are apparently 6.5 million people (out of 65-odd million) who think the UK government is doing a GOOD job negotiating #Brexit bit.ly/2AqRl5a

Fears of 'no deal' prompt a surge in Brexit regret

Hospitals plan to stockpile blood and cancer drugs, supermarkets worry about food supplies, and voters wonder if Brexit is a bad idea after all.

smh.com.au
Delighted to accept an offer of tenancy at @11KBW. Looking forward to October.
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The Guardian
@guardian18 Jul 2018
John Woodcock quits Labour to sit as independent MP with attack on Corbyn - Politics live trib.al/IEvimTh

Boris Johnson says it's 'not too late to save Brexit' as May faces MPs – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and May’s evidence to the Commons liaison committee

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Sir Cliff Richard v BBC judgment out today at 9.45
First case of “handshake assault” I’ve heard of. Not unfamiliar with being in pain for months after dealing with an estate agent though. theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Woman loses bid to have real estate agent's handshake considered a violent crime

Tribunal accepts agent’s explanation that he shook woman’s hand to say goodbye after 2017 auction

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CrimBarrister@CrimBarrister17 Jul 2018
thetimes.co.uk/article/cuts-…
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The cost of culling one badger was more than the fine handed to Vote Leave... #Brexit xitter.cf/Independent/status/101…
The Independent
@Independent17 Jul 2018
Badger cull operation cost taxpayers £76,000 per animal independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
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Vote Leave in the 💩 on #WorldEmojiDay #Brexit xitter.cf/BuzzFeedUKPol/status/1…
BuzzFeed News UK@BuzzFeedNewsUK17 Jul 2018
Vote Leave has been referred to police and handed a £61,000 fine for breaking the campaign spending limit by almost half a million pounds buzzfeed.com/hazelshearing/v…

Vote Leave Has Been Fined And Referred To The Police For Breaking Campaign Spending Limits

The campaign has been handed a £61,000 fine for exceeding the spending limit by almost half a million pounds.

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chris murphy
@chrismurphys29 Aug 2017
Congrats to my team Murphy's Lawyers. Well done. Activist Danny Lim wins appeal re Abbott sign #probono #auspol smh.com.au/nsw/activist-dann…

Activist Danny Lim has offensive behaviour conviction quashed over Tony Abbott sign

Does the ordinary Australian find the c-word offensive?

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Michaela Whitbourn@MWhitbourn29 Aug 2017
Does the ordinary Strayan find the c-word offensive? A Sydney judge pondered just that. smh.com.au/nsw/activist-dann… via @smh @steph_gardiner
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