Category Archives: Research and commentary

The Commonwealth Moves to Protect Whistleblowers. Or does it?

By a1178428 | Published: April 30, 2013
On 21 March 2013, the Commonwealth government introduced a Bill to broaden the legislative protection of whistleblowers at the Commonwealth level. Dr Gabrielle Appleby, Dr Judith Bannister and Anna Olijnyk have made a submission on the Bill to a Senate Inquiry and explain their concerns with the legislation, below. In Australia, integrity and accountability of [...]
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Relaxing the Urban Tree Removal Controls in Metropolitan Adelaide – a retrograde step

By a1178428 | Published: February 13, 2013
Within the city of Adelaide, state and local government authorities have recently removed, or plans to remove, some of the city’s more iconic trees. The Adelaide Law School’s Paul Leadbeter considers the relaxation of South Australia’s urban tree removal controls that have facilitated these removals. Media reports indicate some recent controversies have arisen in the [...]
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Why extend the Judicial Complaints Process to Non-judicial Officers?

By a1178428 | Published: June 4, 2012
In this blog post, Gabrielle Appleby comments on the recent calls by President of Fair Work Australia, Justice Iain Ross, to bring the tribunal under the new complaints handling processes proposed for federal courts. Last week, Fair Work Australia (FWA) President, Justice Iain Ross of the Federal Court, was calling for FWA to be covered [...]
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South Australia finally moves to establish an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption

By a1178428 | Published: May 19, 2012
Earlier this month (May 2012), the South Australian Weatherill Labor Government introduced a Bill to establish an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption. This is a move that had been opposed by the Rann Government for years. Gabrielle Appleby explores the change in policy, before looking to the Bill itself. She focuses on the extent to which [...]
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