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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Shadow attorney-general raises eyebrows looking to ideas from Singapore's justice system

The shadow attorney-general has looked to Singapore for inspiration in reforming the ACT's justice system, but has been quick to stress it is neither the death penalty nor the abolition of jury trials she admires in the country noted for its suppression of free speech and assembly.

Chiaka Barry, the ACT's shadow attorney-general. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Chiaka Barry wrote in a social media post that if the community was serious about evidence-based policy, it should be willing to examine successful models wherever they exist, "even when they don't align with our preconceived views".

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