Greg Barns

Greg Barns SC is National Criminal Justice Spokesman for the Australian Lawyers Alliance

Greg's recent articles

No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups

No apologies over fabricated terror plot from pollies or lobby groups

Australia's silence on Trump's ICC sanctions is nothing but shameful

Australia's silence on Trump's ICC sanctions is nothing but shameful

The Genocide Red Line Package a litmus test for our legislature

The Genocide Red Line Package a litmus test for our legislature

Canada and Australia's federal elections

Canada and Australia's federal elections

Another victim of the United States obsessive anti-China strategy

Another victim of the United States obsessive anti-China strategy

Dreyfus' trip to Israel makes a mockery of Labor's foreign policy

Dreyfus' trip to Israel makes a mockery of Labor's foreign policy

Synagogue attack: The unashamed trashing of the rule of law by news outlets

Synagogue attack: The unashamed trashing of the rule of law by news outlets

Systemic criminality: The reality of Israels destruction of Gaza

Systemic criminality: The reality of Israels destruction of Gaza

Equality under the law: the differing treatment of Hezbollah and Israel in Australia

Equality under the law: the differing treatment of Hezbollah and Israel in Australia

Tasmanian Holocaust Centre must reflect the horror of genocide in Palestine

Tasmanian Holocaust Centre must reflect the horror of genocide in Palestine

UN Palestine vote: Australia shows it lacks a backbone

UN Palestine vote: Australia shows it lacks a backbone

Israel lobbys attack on Kostakidis threatens everyones right to free speech

Israel lobbys attack on Kostakidis threatens everyones right to free speech

Assange - the aftermath

Assange - the aftermath

Protecting our citizens from complicity in Israels war crimes

Protecting our citizens from complicity in Israels war crimes

US in high-risk legal gamble as court grants Assange leave to appeal extradition

US in high-risk legal gamble as court grants Assange leave to appeal extradition

Over 700 Australian lawyers call for the Australian government to take immediate action to ensure a lasting peace in the Middle East and uphold international law

Over 700 Australian lawyers call for the Australian government to take immediate action to ensure a lasting peace in the Middle East and uphold international law

A public interest defence must protect whistleblowers like David McBride

A public interest defence must protect whistleblowers like David McBride

Australian politicians lock more people up, for longer

Australian politicians lock more people up, for longer

The Albanese government needs to come clean on its support for Israel's war crimes

The Albanese government needs to come clean on its support for Israel's war crimes

Traitors in our midst: Australias foreign interference laws are a political ruse

Traitors in our midst: Australias foreign interference laws are a political ruse

The prosecution of Australians complicit in Israels crimes in Gaza

The prosecution of Australians complicit in Israels crimes in Gaza

Critical week: Torture, US jail, awaits Julian Assange - act now

Critical week: Torture, US jail, awaits Julian Assange - act now

Australians at risk if they serve in the IDF

Australians at risk if they serve in the IDF

Belmarsh tribunal urges Biden to drop Assange charges

Belmarsh tribunal urges Biden to drop Assange charges

Legal case set to expose Australias facilitation of war crimes

Legal case set to expose Australias facilitation of war crimes

For Washington, the US-Australia alliance counts for less than nothing

For Washington, the US-Australia alliance counts for less than nothing

Selective enforcer: ICC must warn Israel on crimes against humanity

Selective enforcer: ICC must warn Israel on crimes against humanity

Amidst the shattered remnants of an impartial public service

Amidst the shattered remnants of an impartial public service

Toothless tiger: Human Rights Committee sits helplessly on the sidelines

Toothless tiger: Human Rights Committee sits helplessly on the sidelines

Israel and Australian law on sanctions. Will we act?

Israel and Australian law on sanctions. Will we act?

Attorney-General Symes must uphold integrity of Victorian justice system

Attorney-General Symes must uphold integrity of Victorian justice system

Victoria and Lawyer X

Victoria and Lawyer X

Attorney-Generals criminalising 13 year olds is a national disgrace

Attorney-Generals criminalising 13 year olds is a national disgrace

The International Criminal Court's hypocrisy on Putin

The International Criminal Court's hypocrisy on Putin

Who are the gang of five pushing Australia to war?

Who are the gang of five pushing Australia to war?

The crisis in youth justice?

The crisis in youth justice?

Justice Kelly's speech on racism - a response

Justice Kelly's speech on racism - a response

Children and the justice system

Children and the justice system

Greg Barns: Julian Assange and the Albanese Government - Enough is enough!

Greg Barns: Julian Assange and the Albanese Government - Enough is enough!

Time for change - the Attorney General and the AAT

Time for change - the Attorney General and the AAT

If I were the Attorney General in the next government I would have three priorities

The new republic model

The new republic model

A refugee deal with NZ after nine years of cruelty

A refugee deal with NZ after nine years of cruelty

Australian government must intervene on Julian Assange's behalf

Australian government must intervene on Julian Assange's behalf

With campaigns against pandemic mandates the need for a human rights act has never been greater

With campaigns against pandemic mandates the need for a human rights act has never been greater

The US's assurances on Assange are worthless

The US's assurances on Assange are worthless

US continues pursuit of Assange, and Canberra neglects its moral obligation to protect him

US continues pursuit of Assange, and Canberra neglects its moral obligation to protect him

The plot to murder Julian Assange is being ignored by the mainstream media

The plot to murder Julian Assange is being ignored by the mainstream media

Why the US-led AUKUS security pact leaves Australia exposed

Why the US-led AUKUS security pact leaves Australia exposed

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