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2016: The Year of ‘Substantive’ Progress on Constitutional Recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?

On the AUSPUBLAW blog, Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs examines whether 2016 will be the year of ‘substantive’ progress on constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Click here to read Matthew’s post.

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Why we should still call Australia home

In this post Associate Professor John Gava examines the question: should we ever strip any Australian citizen of their citizenship? The discussion around the Federal government’s desire to strip certain Australians of their Australian citizenship has concentrated on means – how this can be done – but not ends – should we even be thinking […]

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Women and Representation: Cross-Party Collaboration in the Australian Federal Parliament

In the forthcoming edition of Parliamentary Affairs, Adele Lausberg, PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies, examines the issue of cross-party collaboration in the Australian federal parliament. The following is the abstract of the article: The Parliament of Australia has been host to a rare phenomenon of ‘cross-party collaboration’ (CPC), in which […]

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Don Dunstan Foundation Migration Update Conference

Last week PLPRU Director, Alex Reilly, was a panelist at the annual Don Dunstan Foundation Migration Update Conference in Adelaide. Alex spoke at the final session on ‘The Way Ahead: Recommendations for policy integration in SA’ with Ms Vickie Chapman MP (Deputy State Liberal Leader). Mr Joe Szakacs (Secretary, SA Unions) and His Worship Brenton […]

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Common Law in the Age of Statute-The Equity of the Statute

David Wright of the Adelaide Law School has released a new book – Common Law in the Age of Statute:The Equity of the Statute. For more information and to order the book, click here. Common Law in the Age of Statute-The Equity of the Statute David Wright LexisNexis, 2015 The great areas of Common Law […]

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Apprehended bias: a public critique of the fair-minded lay observer

On the AUSPUBLAW blog Dr Anna Olijnyk examines the public’s reaction to the apprehended bias test. Is it time to rethink the mythical construct of the ‘fair-minded lay observer’? Click here to read Anna’s analysis. And click here for Anna’s most recent article on The Conversation explaining Dyson Heydon’s decision to dismiss the apprehended bias […]

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Explainer: Dyson Heydon and claims of ‘apprehended bias’

In an article posted on The Conversation, Dr Anna Olijnyk explains the claims of ‘apprehended bias’ made against Royal Commissioner Dyson Heydon. Click here to read Anna’s article.

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Sharing Water from Transboundary Rivers in Australia — An Interstate Common Law?

In the forthcoming edition of the Melbourne University Law Review (vol 39(1)), Dr Adam Webster examines the argument that the common law could provide a solution to interstate river disputes. The following is the abstract of the article: In Australia, the sharing of water from a river — such as the Murray River — that flows […]

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Revoking citizenship for engagement in terrorist activity weakens Australian citizenship for no positive end

On the AUSPUBLAW blog Dr Peter Burdon and Associate Professor Alex Reilly argue that revoking citizenship for engaging in terrorist activities weakens Australian citizenship for no positive gain. Click here to read their post.

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Why we should abolish the ‘gay panic’ defence

In an article published in The Advertiser, Kellie Toole explains why the ‘gay panic’ defence of provocation should be abolished. Click here to read Kellie’s article.

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