Paul Farrell

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Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

@FarrellPF

Barrister at 153 Phillip Barristers; former investigative journalist and author; 2022 fellow @risj_oxford

Sydney Katılım Mart 2009
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Paul Farrell
Paul Farrell@FarrellPF·
Some big personal news - I’m thrilled to be joining 153 Phillip chambers as a reader and beginning a new career as a barrister. I've had a blast working as a journalist the last 14 years but I'm really excited for a new adventure. I am, as they say, open to all briefs!
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This is absolutely momentous and raises massive questions about the role of the OAIC - for a decade it has accepted a completely erroneous interpretation of the FOI Act. How many requests for important documents have been lost to the void because of this?
Rex Patrick@MrRexPatrick

#BREAKING: Patrick v Dreyfus Does a change to a new Minister kill an ongoing #FOI to the old Minister? Can dirt be swept under the carpet? Dreyfus said YES. I said NO. Justice Charlesworth says NO in a decision that strengthens accountability. A big #transparency win. #auspol

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A Dangerous Numbers Game: we’ve been investigating the system that turbocharged police searches in NSW and here’s what we learnt 👇👇👇 abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…
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“The worst outcome imaginable of proactive policing” This is the tragic story of how a man in Western Sydney was shot by police in his own backyard abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…
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John Lyons
John Lyons@TheLyonsDen·
THE FOREVER WAR It's a "blunt lie" that Israel is doing everything to avoid civilian deaths, says a former Israeli army commander. Israel has no alternative, says ex Foreign Minister. We interview an ex PM, 2 ex chiefs of Shin Bet on this war ABC iview: ab.co/4ccE4Lr
ABC News@abcnews

Israel says it’s doing everything it can to avoid civilian casualties. One of its former military commanders says that’s a “blunt lie”. Watch the Four Corners documentary, ‘The Forever War’, now on ABC iview: ab.co/4ccE4Lr

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Nino Bucci@ninobucci·
Cheers to everyone who trusted us with this story, and the editors who backed us to head up to the NT in the first place, especially Guardian Australia’s irrepressible Lorena Allam. You can read our main piece here: amp.theguardian.com/australia-news…
Melbourne Press Club@MelbPressClub

Nino Bucci and Blake Sharp-Wiggins of Guardian Australia have won the Quill for Excellence in Indigenous Affairs Reporting with “Aboriginal pedestrian deaths in the Northern Territory”.

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Ep 3 of Stop and Search is now out. This one's called "The Numbers Game" and in it we scrutinise the system of 'proactive policing' in NSW abc.net.au/listen/program…
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John Lyons
John Lyons@TheLyonsDen·
Why has the most powerful army in the Middle East killed so many children? One of my questions to Ehud Barak, former Israeli PM. Part of a #4corners special Monday night. We challenge leading Israelis - inc 2 former Shin Bet chiefs - about the civilian death toll in Gaza #auspol
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We've just published episode two of Stop and Search, a special series by Background Briefing - it's a deep dive into the operations of NSW Police and it's approach to 'proactive' policing - Listen in below 👇 abc.net.au/listen/program…
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It's an important story that examines some really big issues around the culture and approach to what's known as "proactive policing" in NSW Police - we'll be airing episodes weekly over the next four weeks, so please listen in!
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Today we're launching a special investigation with ABC @BackgroundBrief called Stop and Search. it's examining what's emerged in an inquest into the shooting death of a young man by a NSW police officer in Western Sydney three years ago abc.net.au/listen/program…
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This is the bravest person I’ve ever met. Very glad to finally be able to share the story of the whistleblower behind the Nauru Files for Background Briefing👇👇 abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…
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