Case Note: Kathleen Folbigg Introduction Once labelled Australia’s “most hated woman” and “worst female serial killer”, Kathleen Folbigg (‘Folbigg’) was unconditionally pardoned by Governor Margaret Beazely and released from prison on June 5,2023, following 20 years...
Case Note: Controversy regarding High Court decision interpreting Constitution Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth [2020] HCA 3 The High Court is tasked with interpreting the Constitution to determine the scope of the powers of the Commonwealth Parliament...
Constitution Basics and the Voice Referendum: How will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament fit into the Australian Constitution? If you are wondering what the 2023 Australian referendum is all about, why some people believe a change is needed to the Constitution and...
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...
