In those final days of August, when we watched, once again, an Australian political party overthrow the leader who led it to its last electoral victory, serious questions were raised about the eligibility of the protagonist, Mr … Read the rest
Month: September 2018
BY SARAH HOOK AND ELEN SEYMOUR
In Coleman v Power, Kirby J said:
… Read the restOne might wish for more rationality, less superficiality, diminished invective and increased logic and persuasion in political discourse. But those of that view must find another
By ANNE TWOMEY
While the failure of Peter Dutton’s leadership challenge took some heat out of the question of his potential disqualification from Parliament, it left unresolved whether his seat has been vacated due to a breach of s 44 … Read the rest
BY GRANT HOOPER
Five years after the decision in Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2003) (Li) the High Court in Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW & Ors (2018) (SZVFW) has revisited the controversial … Read the rest
Welcome to the September edition of the AUSPUBLAW Australian Public Law Events Roundup. A big thank you to the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law’s social justice intern, Sam Lee, for compiling this roundup.
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