Dialogue is not enough; we need a justiciable Human Rights Act
In May 2024 the federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights will report on its review of Australia’s 2010 Human Rights Framework. The Coalition government having the Framework, the.
The international legal community will applaud the Indigenous Voice to Parliament
If and when Australia amends its Constitution to incorporate an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, it will be acting in compliance with its international legal obligations. A claim that the.
Iran, ‘revolutionary courts’, executions, and human rights
The Iranian government has attempted to brutally suppress the widespread protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022. Central to Iran’s response.
A SECRET AUSTRALIA: Revealed by the WikiLeaks exposés, Felicity Ruby and Peter Cronau (eds); Monash University Publishing, 2020
Perhaps we ought not judge a book by its cover, but we are entitled to expect a book’s title to be broadly indicative of what this book [Felicity Ruby.
A tribute to Peter Bailey
Peter Bailey, a remarkable advocate for justice, died in November 2021. If he heard himself described in this way Peter would no doubt smile his gentle smile and protest.
As police power increases, scrutiny of those powers diminishes …
One day in the middle of spring last year a member of the New South Wales Police Force grabbed me from behind, kicked and pushed me to the ground,.
NSW’s anti-discrimination law is confusing and outdated
An anti-discrimination law is, in effect, a code of conduct. An employer, an HR manager, a school principal, a shopkeeper, or hotelier needs to be able to pick up.
The legal ethics of sexually explicit conduct
Ordinarily, a barrister’s character and reputation would be at risk if, at a professional dinner, he greets a woman he doesn’t know by pushing her head and saying “suck.
Disproportionate policing
The ‘funding cuts’ protest on 14 October 2020 was yet another demonstration of passionate, peaceful students’ action. Except that this one received media coverage for all the wrong reasons.
Public protest and police powers
Last Saturday I joined a few thousand people on the sand at Coogee Beach. I was not arrested. On Wednesday I watched a couple of hundred university students marching.