In his view, the public sees Australia's “opaque” decision-making processes as “skewed, if not captured” by powerful vested interests, while leaders are “unable to conduct reasoned debates about policy matters” but instead resort to the “language of war” and seek to “portray opposing views as presenting existential threats to society as we now know it”. He noted, in particular, political reactions to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. In August 2020, Hayne called upon all sides in politics to end "dialogue of the deaf", as in hyper-partisan conflict over climate change and over the Indigenous voice to parliament proposed in the Uluru Statement. He hoped that the Covid-19 pandemic would encourage governmental institutions to trust the public more with the truth, so that in response the public might have greater trust in them. Notable judgments Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] indefinite detention of a stateless person Thomas v Mowbray [2007] concerning the validity of interim control orders Roach v Electoral Commissioner [2007] concerning the validity of Commonwealth legislation preventing prisoners from voting HML v The Queen; SB v The Queen; OAE v The Queen [2008] relevance and admissibility of evidence, as well as directions to jury. Rowe v Electoral Commissioner [2010] concerning the validity of Commonwealth legislation restricting the time in which a voter may seek to enrol in an election South Australia v Totani [2010] issue regarding the separation of powers and in particular, parliament directing the courts Australian Electoral Commission v Johnston [2014] (sitting alone as the Court of Disputed Returns) invalidating the Western Australian Senate election from the 2013 federal election Honours Hayne received Australia's highest civil honour when he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2002 for service to the judiciary, to the law as an outstanding scholar, barrister and jurist, and to the community in the advancement of both legal and general education. Hayne is a patron of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal. See also Judiciary of Australia List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria References External links Hayne's biography on the High Court of Australia website Supreme Court of Victoria Website 1945 births Living people Justices of the High Court of Australia Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Companions of the Order of Australia Melbourne Law School alumni Australian Rhodes Scholars Australian King's Counsel People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne People