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Bernadette Zaydan

Bernadette Zaydan

Pearls and Irritations

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Punishment without crime: bypassing the law to criminalise dissent

A withdrawn charge is not a conviction. Yet across Australia, discontinued allegations are appearing on police checks, leaving individuals to defend...

28.02.2026 7

Pearls and Irritations

Bernadette Zaydan

Australia’s selective justice on international law is indefensible

01.12.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Bernadette Zaydan

Antisemitism, free speech and a dangerous redefinition: How one envoy is rewriting the rules

18.07.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Bernadette Zaydan

Does Israel have a right to exist? The impact of Statehood

Last month, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, was asked: “Do you believe Israel has a right to exist?” Her response was clear yet...

21.12.2024 6

Pearls and Irritations

Bernadette Zaydan