On Tuesday the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea held that the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island was unconstitutional. The Court ordered that the governments of PNG and Australia ‘shall forthwith take all steps necessary … Read the rest “PNG’s Supreme Court and Manus Island”
BY PAUL KILDEA
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged to hold a plebiscite on same-sex marriage early in the next parliamentary term. If his government is re-elected at the upcoming federal election, expected on 2 July, we may see a … Read the rest “Setting the ground rules for the same-sex marriage plebiscite”
Albert Einstein is reported to have observed that ‘the world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.’ Einstein reminds us of the importance … Read the rest “Public-Sector Whistleblowing and the Implied Freedom of Political Communication”
BY GEORGE WILLIAMS AND DANIEL REYNOLDS
Australia is an exception when it comes to the legal protection of human rights. It remains the only democracy without a national human rights act or Bill of Rights. This remains the case despite … Read the rest “The First Four Years of Australia’s Parliamentary Scrutiny Regime for Human Rights”
Welcome to the April edition of the AUSPUBLAW Australian Public Law Events Roundup for 2016. A big thank you to Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law Brigid McManus for helping to compile this roundup.
Remember, if you have a … Read the rest “Public Law Events Roundup April 2016”
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