Debates about freedom of speech, privacy, anti-terror laws and ASIO powers make George Williams’ book urging a national charter of rights more timely than ever.
It is up to federal governments to recognise the value of providing legal assistance to the most disadvantaged in the community, writes George Williams.
Legal challenges to the Senate eligibility of Bob Day and Rod Culleton will be among the recent cases dissected at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre's Constitutional Law Conference.
If we are willing to compensate those who were sexually abused as children, why not compensate Indigenous people wrongly removed from their families, writes George Williams.
Flaws in royal commission processes mean disquiet about Dyson Heydon's ongoing role will continue to provide fodder for political attacks, writes George Williams.
