Constitution Basics and the Voice Referendum: How will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament fit into the Australian Constitution? 1. Before Changing the Australian Constitution Before we make a change to the Australian Constitution, Australians need to understand what...
Public Interest Defence Following a series of high-profile massive payouts for defamation (see Rush case note ), new laws have been introduced to address some of the problems with the uniform defamation laws that apply throughout the nation. In NSW, these laws are...
Kulwinder Singh Case Note The Crown alleged that Mr Singh had poured accelerant on his wife, Kaur, deliberately setting her alight with the intention of causing her serious harm, if not death. He endured 2 trials ending with a finding of not guilty and then in 2023...
The First Civil Case in Australia The Story of Henry and Susannah Kable and their lost parcel How a parcel lost on the First Fleet shaped justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law in Australia. The story culminates in the first civil case in New South Wales...
GEOFFREY RUSH CASE NOTE Nationwide News Pty Limited v Rush [2020] FCAFC 115 On 2 July 2020, Geoffrey Roy Rush was awarded a record $2.9m in damages by the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia after Nationwide News Pty Limited (“Nationwide News”) lost its...
