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Remembering Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen
On 11 May, Alex Reilly participated in a Symposium at the Melbourne Law School to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen (1982) 153 CLR 16. Koowarta was of great significance in relation to the interpretation of the external affairs power. The Commonwealth Aboriginal Land Fund Commission (ALFC) brought a pastoral lease on the […]
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Tagged Aboriginal Land Fund Commission, Aboriginal People, Aborigines, anti-discrimination, bjelke-petersen, Bligh, constitutional law, external affairs power, High Court, Hilary Charlesworth, human rights, Indigenous, Koowarta, Marcia Langton, Michael Kirby, Public Law and Policy Research Unit (PLPRU), Queensland, Racial Discrimination Act, Winchinam
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