SPIN CYCLE: SHOULD
POLITICIANS BE PUNISHED
FOR MISLEADING THE PEOPLE
NOT JUST THE PARLIAMENT?
6pm Sat 21 May / Auditorium 1 State Library at Ideas Festival
In the world of business deceptive and
misleading conduct is prohibited by law. In
personal dealings honesty is held in the
highest regard. Yet politicians the elected
representatives of the public who are paid
to represent public interests are not held
accountable to these same standards.
Well-known human rights barrister Living
National Treasure and Officer of the Order of
Australia Julian Burnside asks the question:
should the courts decide whether a politician
should be jailed for misleading the public?
