Libertyworks and Implied Freedom of Political Communication Case S10/2020: LibertyWorks Inc v. Commonwealth of Australia Libertyworks Inc sought a declaration from the High Court of Australia that the registration provisions under the Foreign Interference...
s92 Australian Constitution: Can the States close their borders? The short answer is no. The Constitution says that movement between the States shall be absolutely free. However, when the High Court has looked at s92 of the Constitution, they have said there are times...
Williams Case: Commonwealth funding of school chaplaincy program Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 23 The 2021-21 budget has continued funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP), however while the NSCP will continue to support the...
The Australian Constitution The Australian Constitution provides the legal framework for how Australia is governed. The Constitution establishes how the Commonwealth system of government is operated in Australia. It defines how laws are made and how power is...
Implied Freedom of Political Communication The Australian Constitution (“the Constitution”) does not explicitly mention the phrase “freedom of speech” anywhere, however the High Court in Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 and Australian Capital...
Changes to the right to silence and pre-trial disclosure Access to Justice, Legal Aid and Self-Represented Litigants High Court finds against wide questioning powers given to Australian Crime Commission Legal Responses to Criminal Organisations 2013 NSW Crime...
