Adam Johnston
Adam Johnston has a B.A. LL.B. (Macquarie) Graduated and Admitted 2005. He has been a Parliamentary Intern with the Senate, a delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention and made a torch bearer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Professionally, Adam works as an Investigations Officer for the NSW Ombudsman and has also worked for the Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW. He is also currently a member of the Government Solicitors Committee of the NSW Law Society and serves on various advisory panels for local Area Health Service and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Spastic Centre of NSW.
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Reserving the right to protect our genetic code
It is encouraging to see that a spirit of bipartisanship is being brought to the issue of patenting human genes.…... Read more
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Five sparky ideas from a revolutionary talkfest
If the weekend of provocative public talks TEDxSydney accepted your application to be part of their 800-strong…
Are you and your vitamins meant to be friends forever?
If you are anything like me, the ever-growing vitamin and mineral section of the pharmacy or supermarket…
Punch on: Open thread 28/05/2012
There were two skydiving incidents reported over the weekend. VIDEO: Granny’s shocking skydive…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
