Lehrmann Defamation Case
The lion’s den The strange phenomenon of self-defeating defamation cases Click Here to go...
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Juggling Competing Needs Justice System
Juggling competing needs in the justice system: a rule of law and human rights perspective NSW...
Read MoreKeli Lane Case note
What was the law behind the Keli Lane Case? What did the evidence say? What was the role of the judge and jury? Why didn’t Keli Lane speak about Tegan? Why did the appeal fail? Read our case note to understand more
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Protector of the Rule of Law Award 2023
Protector of the Rule of Law Award 2023 The Rule of Law Education Centre is delighted to announce...
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NESA draft History 7-10 Syllabus – What is missing?
The draft syllabus is supposedly aligned to the F–10 Australian Curriculum (version 9.0).
Really? Where is the Civics and Citizenship 7-10 curriculum? Its presence is clearly stated in the Australian Curriculum, but omitted from NESA 7-10 syllabuses. Why? When democracies around the world are experiencing backsliding and the rise of extremism the need for active and informed citizens is clearly evident.
ICAC Stats 2: Impact No Exoneration
Part II: Human Rights Breaches- Arbitrary Interference on Right to Privacy How does NSW ICAC...
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NSW History Curriculum Review Letter MPS
See our letter to all NSW MPs asking them to take action to add explicit civic content to the NSW Curriculum
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VCTA Commview 23
Victorian Commercial Teachers Association Conference Held in Melbourne on 20th and 21st November...
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Referendum Process and why Australians voted no
The real cause for the rejection of the Voice to Parliament in the 2023 Referendum probably and why people voted No has as much to do with the referendum process as it does with the substance of the proposed new entity.
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1 July 1788 Original Court Documents for Cable v Sinclair
Shoutout to NSW State Archives for providing us with a copy of the original transcript for the first Civil Case in NSW between a poor convict couple and a powerful ships captain over a parcel of goods lost on the First Fleet.
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Claims Yes No Referendum Pamphlet
Confused by some of the contradictory claims on the yes no pamphlet? one of our paralegals looked at the legal basis of yes and no cases
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Voice: Legal Realities and Both Sides Debate
Discussion on the legal realities of the Voice, featuring two legal experts, Professor Greg Williams on NO side of the voice debate, and Chris Merritt on the YES side. The Debate can be found at https://youtu.be/AULx4WKDkPY. This document outlines the points made by both experts during the debate.
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NSW History Curriculum Review 2023
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) submission regarding the draft syllabus for the proposed History Curriculum NSW Stages 1-5.
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Voice- The Case for Voting NO
The Voice Reerendum: Arguments for Voting No on First Nations Voice to Parliament at Referendum. The Case for No on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the pros and cons, with both sides of argument of a Voice to parliament and why we should vote no
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Are Australians ready to vote in the referendum?
The education system is not preparing Australians to be well equipped to make an informed decision in a referendum.
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Defamation: Chris Merritt Keynote at BEAQ
Defamation Allegations of Murder and War Crimes The paper includes a discussion of details of...
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Defamation and Social Media
Presentation to the NSW Legal Studies Association Conference 2023 on Defamation, Law Reform and Social Media
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The Magna Carta Lives On
See King John around Sydney, highlighting the importance of the Magna Carta today in Australia for a independent judiciary, fair trial, due process, separation of powers and no one above the law.
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Lehrmann case disregard rule of law
It is not widely understood that the investigations and lawsuits brought about as a result of the R v Lehrmann (‘Britney Higgins case’) have directly resulted from a disregard of the rule of law in connection with that case.
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Professional Development for Teachers: Q and A
Professional Development for Legal Studies Teachers- An interview with Margaret Cunneen SC where she provides contemporary examples based upon her extensive experience within the criminal justice system including her time not only in the prosecution of high-profile cases, such as Skaf and the Butcher of Bega, Graeme Reeves, but also in defence of many accused persons
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