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Peter Dutton wants to deport criminal dual citizens. We already have laws for that
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has floated the idea of amending the Australian Constitution to allow government ministers to strip dual citizens of their Australian citizenship if they commit serious crimes related to terrorism. Dual citizens can already lose their Australian citizenship if they commit terrorism offences. So what does the Constitution say about the issue?
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Three reasons why Australia is unlikely to follow Trump’s anti-trans campaign
Many people’s heads are spinning at the rapid rate that Donald Trump has been signing executive orders since becoming president – 70 in the 30 days since he took office. This is in stark contrast to Joe Biden, who averaged 41 executive orders a year, and Barack Obama, who averaged 35 a year. Several of Trump’s executive orders,…
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Lawyer X Scandal: Denying the Rights of those Affected Comes at a Cost
The Victorian government has introduced legislation into parliament that will override the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) (“Charter”). The State Civil Liability (Police Informants) Bill 2024 extinguishes civil actions arising out of the Lawyer X saga, in which criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo became an informant for Victoria Police.
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An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Here’s why we need one
Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change.
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Launch of Australia’s National Prison Newspaper
Australian prisons are restrictive, closed-off and opaque environments. Little information travels across prison cells and there is minimal communication between inside and out. While the UK, the US and many European countries support popular prison journalism initiatives, Australia has no equivalent. Beginning in July this year, a new company represented by formerly incarcerated people, lawyers,…
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Tickle vs Giggle: in a world where transgender people are under attack, this is a test case for Australia
There is increasing concern that a US-style anti-trans campaign is underway in Australia. A spotlight was shone on these issues in the Federal Court, where a trans woman, Roxanne Tickle, has taken a women-only social media platform to court for discrimination. This case is providing the court with a rare opportunity to determine the extent to which the Sex…
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