Here is a selection of my publications. Click on the title to view the whole text, or chose a category on the left.
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Solution is simple: let people decide
25.08.2010
By: TONY KOCH THE advice from one of the country's most respected legal practitioners to the Governor-General on how to settle the current political crisis is simple: ``Let the people decide.'' Quentin Bryce could use elements of the... read more -
Katter wants to deal the cards for Australia
23.08.2010
By: Tony Koch, Sarah Elks KENNEDY WHILE Australia's political situation teetered precariously yesterday afternoon, north Queensland independent Bob Katter spent much of the afternoon in the ``sniper's nest'' with his grandchildren at... read more -
Top cop loses year off contract
20.08.2010
By: MICHAEL MCKENNA, TONY KOCH QUEENSLAND police commissioner Bob Atkinson's controversial new three-year contract has been dumped in a move that has blocked the Crime and Misconduct Commission's stated opposition to the reappointment. Mr... read more -
Callous treatment of sex-assault victim
18.08.2010
COMMENT. By: Tony Koch IN February 2008, an experienced 28-year-old remote area nurse from Sydney was sent to Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. There is no police officer or doctor on the island. She was on her own. On arrival, she... read more -
Nurse slams rapist's jail sentence
18.08.2010
By: Tony Koch, Sarah Elks THE 30-year-old nurse victim of a violent rape on Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait two years ago has criticised the six-year sentence the perpetrator received and the judge's recommendation that he be eligible for... read more -
Ex-policeman pleads guilty to rough justice
17.08.2010
By: Tony Koch A FORMER Queensland police officer who chose to dispense his own brand of justice for minor offences yesterday pleaded guilty to three of the most brutal assaults on prisoners witnessed in recent years, with the violence... read more -
Pathetic excuses perpetuate fraud on children
24.07.2010
By: TONY KOCH COMMENT IT is high time one of the greatest frauds perpetrated on the Australian people was exposed and dealt with in a proper manner. That fraud is the plight of many children in remote communities. If the laws that apply to... read more
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