News : Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law (G+T Centre)

Dec		Stop Press. No Country is an Island: Australia and International Law (UNSW Press, 2006) by Hilary Charlesworth, Madelaine Chiam, Devika Hovell and George Williams highly commenced by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for its 2006 Human Rights Non-Fiction Award

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Australian about reform of federalism

		Centre welcomes its new PhD student Jennifer Ireland who will research free speech, sedition and political dissent.

Nov		Andrew Lynch considers the Commonwealth�s new plan for funding school chaplains in light of the Constitution�s freedom of religion guarantee in the Age

		Edwina MacDonald and Centre Director Professor George Williams write in Uniken on academic freedom in the age of terror

		Centre Director, Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s PM and writes for the Canberra Times, Adelaide Advertiser, Daily Telegraph and The Age about the Work Choices case

		Andrew Lynch considers the need to devise a new Australian federalism in the Sydney Morning Herald

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Canberra Times on the forthcoming High Court Work Choices decision

		Centre Direct Professor George Williams speaks on ABC TV`s Northern Territory Stateline about statehood

		Read the November 2006 edition of Homelessness, Human Rights and the Law Resouce Bulletin, providing an update on campaigns, advocacy and latest developments in Australia, plus some international news

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio National`s Law Report on the Work Choices Case

		Centre Director Professor George Williams to speak at Evatt Foundation Sunset seminar on the Work Choices case

Oct		Centre Director Professor George Williams and Daniel Tynan write on changes to the Senate and holding the government to account in the Australian Financial Review

		Cassandra Goldie makes to submission for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing`s Official Investigation into Australia`s compliance with its international obligation to progressively realise the human right to adequate housing

		Andrew Lynch comments on Amnesty�s International`s survey that Australians care about their rights on Australian Policy Online

		Read the latest edition of the Homelessness, Human Rights and the Law Resource Bulletin which includes a feature on the recent visit to Australia of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing

		Dr Anne Twomey graduates from UNSW with a PhD on the De-Colonisation of the Australian States

		Andrew Lynch and Centre Director Professor George Williams book "What Price Security? Taking Stock of Australia`s Anti-Terror Laws" published by UNSW Press. Order your copy now

		Crime and Justice Research Network formed at UNSW

		Edwina MacDonald and Centre Director Professor George Williams prepare a paper on terrorism and criminal law in Australia for the 10th International Criminal Law Congress in Perth

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on the Conversation Hour on ABC Radio

		Brochure and program for 2007 Constitutional Law Conference and Brochure now available

Sep		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in The Australian on terror laws

		Centre intern, Allison Rickett, and Sean Brennan report on what happened in Parliament to the Bill proposing major amendments to the Northern Territory Land Rights Act

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC`s Lateline on academic freedom and the law on terror

		Centre Director Professor George Williams to speak at NSW Council for Civil Liberties fundraiser on Victoria`s Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: Lessons for NSW and the National Debate

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio National on terrorism and torture at the 2006 George Munster Award for Independent Journalism

		Edwina MacDonald and Centre Director Professor George Williams write for The Australian on academic freedom and terrorism

		Centre Director Professor George Williams delivers an address on the threats to academic freedom at the 2006 NTEU National Council Meeting

		Andrew Lynch considers the results of Amnesty�s Anti-Terrorism Legislation Community Survey on Australian Policy Online

		Sean Brennan writes in the Age about the Noongar achieving Federal Court recognition as native title holders for the Perth metropolitan area

		Andrew Lynch comments on media coverage of the Victorian Court of Appeal�s quashing of Jack Thomas� conviction in Lawyers Weekly

		Centre Associate Alex Reilly discusses a constitutional framework for Indigenous governance in the Sydney Law Review

Aug		Centre Director George Williams, Andrew Lynch and Edwina MacDonald appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation

		Sean Brennan writes for the Age about dramatic changes to iconic Aboriginal land rights legislation in the Northern Territory

		Andrew Lynch writes in the Australian Bar Review on the new laws for video link evidence in terrorism trials

		Ben Saul speaks on �Preventive Detention and Terrorism in Australia� at the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Conference, Brisbane, 3 July 2006

		Allison Rickett, new Social Justice Intern, starts at the Centre

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Canberra Times on 4 year terms for the Federal Parliament

		Andrew Lynch and Edwina MacDonald write in the Australian Financial Review on the Court of Appeal�s decision in the Thomas case

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Age and the Courier Mail on the possibilities of a new national industrial relations law

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s The World Today on control orders

		Centre Director Professor George Williams and Edwina MacDonald write in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on control orders

		Centre Director Professor George Williams debates control orders and the Thomas case on ABC�s Lateline

		Andrew Lynch speaks about control orders and the Thomas case on ABC�s The 7.30 Report

Jul		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s PM program on Federalism

		Centre Director Professor George Williams to speak in Hobart on �The Road to a Tasmanian Charter of Rights: Lessons from the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities� on 3 August 2006

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on Costello`s federal plan in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Courier Mail

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in The Age on Freedom of Speech

		Director of the Charter of Rights Project makes a submission on New Matilda�s Australian Human Rights Bill

		Ben Saul makes a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission�s review of sedition laws

		Centre Director Professor George Williams delivers a Senate occasional lecture on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities and lessons for the national debate

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on federalism for the Daily Telegraph

		Centre Direcor Professor George Williams delivers a paper at a conference on legislatures and human rights run by the University of Melbourne on �Who best protects rights: legislatures or the courts?`

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Herald Sun on the enactment and launch of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on Freedom of Speech

		Sean Brennan makes a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee on amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act in the Northern Territory

Jun		Ben Saul makes a submission to the Refugee Review Tribunal�s Draft Guidelines on Credibility Assessment

		Andrew Lynch and David Hume make a submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission�s inquiry �Same-Sex: Same Entitlements�

		Andrew Lynch considers the case for same-sex civil unions as the Commonwealth moves to override the ACT law

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on our Shrinking Democracy in the Hobart Mercury and The Age

		Centre Director Professor George Williams speaks on ABC Radio�s PM on the ACT and Civil Unions

		Devika Hovell writes in the Age on Australia`s engagement with international law

		Centre Director Professor George Williams to deliver Senate Occasional Lecture at Parliament House on 7 July 2006 on �Victoria�s Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: Lessons for the National Debate�

		Centre Director Professor George Williams interviewed by NSW Young Lawyers

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Courier mail on our diminished democracy

		The Centre welcomes Edwina MacDonald as our new Senior Research Director

May		No Country is an Island: Australia and International Law by Hilary Charlesworth, Madelaine Chiam, Devika Hovell and George Williams published by UNSW Press

		Andrew Lynch speaks on ABC Radio�s Perspective on the industrial relations challenge before the High Court

		Ben Saul makes a submission to the Department of Immigration�s review of Australia�s Bridging Visa framework

		Andrew Lynch explains the significance of the States� challenge to the Commonwealth�s industrial relations laws in the Courier-Mail

		Centre Director, Professor George Williams talks on ABC Radio National`s Australia Talks Back on Federalism

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Evatt Foundation on Human Rights, Parliamentary-Style

		Centre Director Professor George Williams writes about sedition for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Apr		George Williams speaks on ABC radio`s The World Today on the ACT and Commonwealth battle over same sex marriage laws

		George Williams and David Hume write on new federal interception powers over email and SMS in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

		Andrew Lynch writes in the Canberra Times about the process being adopted when legislating on terrorism

		Centre Director, Professor George Williams and Centre Associate Ben Golder write about counter-terrorism legislation and human rights protection in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis

		Submission made to Attorney-General`s Department on Review of Australia`s Extradition Law and Practice

		Ben Golder and George Williams write on Balancing Security and Human Rights

		Ben Saul writes for The Australian on the Australian Wheat Board

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s Perspective on Federalism

		Ben Saul makes a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into the sedition laws

Mar		Sir Anthony Mason launches the fourth edition of Australian Constituitonal Law and Theory: Commentary and Materials

		Papers now available from the 2006 Constitutional Law Conference and Dinner

		Submission made to Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee `Inquiry into the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005`

		Submission made to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Inquiry on Telecommunications (Interception)Amendment Bill 2006

		Submission made to the International Commission of Jurists Eminent Jurist Panel Inquiry into Australia`s Counter-Terrorism Laws

		Submission made to United Nations Study on Human Rights Compliance while Countering Terrorism (Australia)

		Sean Brennan writes in the Age how a gathering of former British colonies at the Commonwealth Games calls for reflection on the constitutional position of our Indigenous peoples

		George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on a Charter of Human Rights for NSW

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s The World Today on anti-terror raids

		Ben Saul to give a lecture for the Red Cross on torture

		International conference announced at the University of Melbourne on legislatures and the protection of human rights. Speakers include George Williams

		George Williams writes the Saturday Essay for The Age on What Price Security?

		George Williams and intern David Hume write on new email and SMS interception laws in the Herald Sun, Mercury and Courier Mail

Feb		George Williams writes for the Courier Mail on a Charter of Human Rights for Queensland

		Submission made to Security Legislation Review Committee on 2003 Anti-Terrorism Legislation

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s The World Today on the Separation of Church and State

		Tony Blackshield makes submission on constitutional issues to the NSW Parliament Inquiry into the Cross City Tunnel

		George Williams speaks on ABC TV`s 7:30 report on flag burning

		George Williams to speak on Bills of Rights at Politics in the Pub

		George Williams a participant in the Australian Future Directions Forum

		Ben Golder reviews: a special issue of the Radical Philosophy Review in the online journal Foucault Studies; Imaginary Boundaries of Justice in the Modern Law Review; and, Introduction to Critical Legal Theory in Social and Legal Studies.

		Andrew Lynch writes in the Federal Law Review on the High Court�s rate of dissent in constitutional law cases

		Fourth Edition and Abridged Edition of Australian Constitutional Law and Theory: Commentary and Materials by Tony Blackshield and George Williams now available.

		George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Courier Mail on the need for a summit on federalism

		Liam Burgess and Dominique Dalla-Pozza have arrived at the Centre to do their PhDs as part of the Terrorism and Law Project.

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