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Public Law and Policy Research Unit scholars make submission to National Commission of Audit
Last week, the Abbott Government released the Terms of Reference for a White Paper on Reform of the Australian Federation. The White Paper follows consideration of Australia’s federal relations by the National Commission of Audit earlier this year. A team of scholars from the University of Adelaide’s Public Law and Policy Research Unit – Dr […]
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Lawyers for victims of crime won’t guarantee better results
In this post Adelaide Law School’s Kellie Toole examines the issue of legal representation for victims of crime. This article was originally published on The Conversation. The South Australian Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, Michael O’Connell, recently called for victims of crime to have their own lawyers at the time that criminal defendants are sentenced. […]
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Commonwealth left scrambling by school chaplaincy decision
In this post Adelaide Law School’s Gabrielle Appleby explains the High Court’s decision in Williams v Commonwealth [2014] HCA 23 (19 June 2014) and the need for an immediate response from the Commonwealth. This article was originally published on The Conversation. The High Court has again put the future of the federal government’s school chaplaincy […]
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The referendum that Australia had to have … but didn’t
Stephen McDonald is a barrister at Hanson Chambers and a member of the Australia Association of Constitutional Law (AACL). This blog post is an edited version of the speech Stephen gave at the AACL seminar – ‘Election Bonanza’ – hosted by the Adelaide Law School. As a guest-blogger for the Public Law & Policy Research […]
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UPCOMING EVENT: A Well-Founded Fear? Australian Refugee Law Update
Dr Matthew Stubbs, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of South Australia invites you to attend: A Well-Founded Fear? Australian Refugee Law Update A Discussion Panel Seminar on Refugee Rights and Changes to Refugee Laws This seminar will address issues concerning refugee rights and changes in the global context. The speakers […]
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Cuts to Environmental Defenders Office’s Represent the Latest Example of Environmental Barbarism
In this post, Adelaide Law School’s Dr Peter Burdon writes on the likely impact of Abbott Government’s latest moves against our environment in slashing funding to Environmental Defenders Offices. This piece first appeared on ABC Opinion. Many of us take for granted the privilege of living in an industrialised and stable first world country. As […]
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Rivers of Reform: Lessons from the Colorado and Murray-Darling
Adam Webster is a PhD student at the Adelaide Law School and a 2012 Fulbright South Australia Scholar. In late September I attended a workshop at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University to discuss some of the recent reforms in relation to water resource management within the Murray-Darling and Colorado […]
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Same Sex (Same Old) Marriage
Australian politics is abuzz with debate on whether to redefine marriage to allow the union of two people regardless of their sex. Adelaide Law School’s Kellie Toole takes on the legal institution of marriage, asking not whether same-sex marriage should be legalised in Australia, but whether marriage should be de-legalised. New Zealand, England and Wales joining […]
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Death sentence for controversial defence to murder?
Until May 2013, South Australia was the only jurisdiction in Australia that had not formally considered the controversial defence of provocation. Provocation is a partial defence that reduces murder to manslaughter where the victim of the homicide provoked the offender into losing self-control and killing. The acceptability of a homicide victim sharing blame for their […]
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Think Design, Deliver and undertake to stick to it! Planning reform in South Australia
Paul Leadbeter has observed plenty of reviews of the state’s planning laws. This year, the Planning Minister announced another period of review in the area. In this post, Paul reflects on the importance of meaningful community consultation for the review’s success. One of the few benefits of growing old disgracefully is that if you hang […]
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