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As a federal agent, I was part of the war on drugs: Why it must end

There was a strange moment that occurred in my time as a Federal Cop working in the Crime Operations Team. We had just seized over 100 kilograms of methamphetamines...

Until Assange is free, the war for truth is unwinnable

10 November 2022 | by Carrick Ryan

It has been said that the first casualty of war is truth, and it is not hyperbolic to suggest that in the Russian government, the truth has never faced...

Integrity dies in darkness: Transparency of process is fundamental

19 October 2022 | by Carrick Ryan

It is perhaps not widely known that every courtroom in the country is almost always open to the public. Whether it is hearing a murder trial, a fraud case,...

Should the Big Tech inquiry shine a light on censorship?

3 October 2022 | by Carrick Ryan

One of the most interesting facets of the freedom of speech debate is the fact there is almost no argument as to whether a limit to this freedom should...

The confronting reality of pervasive surveillance laws

24 September 2022 | by Carrick Ryan

When discussing the topic of government electronic surveillance, I often reflect on the time during a significant AFP Counter Terrorism investigation that we had cause to install a hidden...

Carrick Ryan joins InnovationAus as a columnist

21 September 2022 | by Brandon How

Former counterterrorism agent Carrick Ryan will join the InnovationAus.com roster of columnists, bringing a focus on the cross-section of technology and the law, with a particular focus on privacy...

Make transparency an election issue to drive change

1 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Transparency in government must become an election issue to bring about meaningful change, according to experts, who expressed concern about an ongoing trend towards opacity and consequence free political...

Transparency in Govt; The challenge of data

29 March 2021 | by James Riley

In an era where technology and the proliferation of data is creating valuable insights for businesses and consumers to understand the world around them, our visibility of government remains...

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As a federal agent, I was part of the war on drugs: Why it must end

Until Assange is free, the war for truth is unwinnable

Integrity dies in darkness: Transparency of process is fundamental

Should the Big Tech inquiry shine a light on censorship?

The confronting reality of pervasive surveillance laws

Make transparency an election issue to drive change

Transparency in Govt; The challenge of data

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