Sunday Star Times
June 29 2003

Who said what



"He claims to have an open mind but, you know, I sometimes wonder if it's so open his brain's fallen out."
Author Lynley Hood on Justice Minister Phil Goff's refusal to order a royal commission of inquiry into the Peter Ellis case.



"Judicial decisions are made by people with the skill and the experience to do so. They're not made by politicians, they're not made by authors, nor are they made by notable people."
Phil Goff sticks to his guns over the Ellis case.