Magna Carta and Human Rights
Magna Carta and Human Rights What is the relationship between the Magna Carta and Human Rights?...
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NSW Parliament passes crime bills with serious RoL concerns
NSW Parliament has passed two crime bills that raise serious rule of law concerns.
Read MoreSir Owen Dixon’s 130th birthday
William Shrubb writes about Australia’s sixth Chief Justice, Sir Owen Dixon, whose 130th birthday is today.
Read MoreMedia Mash-Up and Explainer : Bail in NSW
The current Sydney Siege Coronial Inquest proceedings have led to significant media and community...
Read MoreBEAQ Conference – Brisbane 2015
Jackie Charles, our Education Coordinator, recently spoke at the Business Educators Association...
Read MoreDevelopments on Organised Crime Laws in Queensland
The Rule of Law Institute applauds the creation of an Inquiry into Organised Crime in Queensland...
Read MoreCool Stuff for Legal Studies Students
In the course of our research at the Institute we frequently come across interesting sources of...
Read MoreHCA delivers formidable judgment against unlawful use of Crime Commission evidence
“The High Court has delivered a formidable judgment in Lee v The Queen upholding the fundamental...
Read MoreRoLIA Submission on Search Warrant Powers of the AFP
RoLIA has made a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee in...
Read MoreQueensland Anti-Association Laws Update 2014
“What is needed is an understanding by both governments and the people that elect them that adherence to rule of law principles…is not negotiable” Kate Burns RoLIA CEO The impact of the so called...
Read More“Political toughness” no excuse for dismal laws 2014
RoLIA CEO, Kate Burns, wrote in the Australian today about the Queensland Government’s...
Read MoreRoLIA welcomes Rule of Law Audit
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia today welcomed the announcement by the Attorney-General that the Government would be referring to the Australian Law Reform Commission the task of auditing legislative encroachments which...
Read MoreAustralian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act
Sweeping new powers to investigate the use of drugs amongst athletes have been proposed in amendments to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act. The Senate Committee considering the amendments received a range of...
Read MoreMedia Release: Hands off right to silence
The right to remain silent when being investigated is a fundamental principle of our system of...
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