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Author: Melissa Castan

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COVIDSafe and Identity: Governance Beyond Privacy

Published May 20, 2020 by Melissa Castan in #COVID-19, Australian Law
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Legal identity and the Love case: the High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens

Published February 17, 2020April 23, 2020 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Australian Law, Indigenous recognition, Indigenous rights
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A Voice to Parliament – the change we need

Published July 18, 2019 by Melissa Castan in Australian Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Issues, Indigenous recognition, Indigenous rights, Indigenous Rights
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Is liking something on Facebook ‘protected political speech’?

Published August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Freedom of Expression, Implied freedom of political communication
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How the 2016 Census breaches the right to privacy

Published September 27, 2016January 5, 2017 by Melissa Castan in Privacy, Right to privacy
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Indigenous reconciliation in Australia: still a bridge too far?

Published May 19, 2016January 5, 2017 by Melissa Castan in Indigenous recognition, Indigenous Rights
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Constitutional recognition: two steps forward after one step back

Published August 25, 2015 by Melissa Castan in Indigenous rights, Tony Abbott
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The 2015 Human Rights Report – Indigenous Rights 2014/5: Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts?

Published May 14, 2015May 18, 2015 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Australian Law, Indigenous rights, Indigenous Rights
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Freeing the RDA ‘Free Speech’ submissions

Published June 26, 2014November 11, 2016 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Australian Law, Discrimination, Freedom, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom from racial discrimination, Racism
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Is the Australian government scared of children?

Published April 25, 2014April 25, 2014 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Children's rights, United Nations
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