The Presumption of Innocence: Forum on the Rotten State of Australia's Judicial System
With Bettina Arndt
Equality before the law no longer exists in Australia. The presumption of innocence has been tossed aside – totally discarded by our biased media and undermined by legislative tampering with basic principles of justice.
For decades Australia's justice system has been tilted to favour “victims”, with the result that men and women are treated very differently – by police, the Family Court, judges and juries in the criminal law system.
But gradually the rot in the system is being exposed. Right now, 400 current sexual assault cases are being audited by NSW public prosecutors to determine whether, as six judges have claimed, such cases are being pushed through to trial with insufficient evidence.
Forum Organisers say: "We are seizing the moment, and bringing together real experts to expose what is going on here. And to talk about what’s needed to achieve a fair system. Our conference supports all victims of violence and sexual assault and that requires telling the truth about these complex issues. All victims, whether male or female, deserve policies based on up-to-date accurate data and truthful analysis. Flawed analysis can only lead to flawed policy which contributes to the ongoing crisis in our justice system and the current misleading public narrative on these issues.
"Most importantly, the current high rates of false allegations are making it difficult for genuine victims to be heard. These victims deserve a better system."
The Forum featured a number of leading Australian academics and activists, including Augusto Zimmerman, president of the West Australian Law Reform Commission, the outspoken Gigi Foster, Professor at the University of New South Wales, Greg Andresen, an expert on the active distortion of domestic violence statistics, and Bettina Arndt, one of Australia's leading conservative commentators and one of the only people to speak out against the Australian bureaucracy's absurd and destructive demonisaton of men.
Here is a YouTube link to the full live stream of the conference.