I am enormously privileged to be appointed as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University. WSU's commitment to making higher education available to all is inspiring, as is its deep connection to Western Sydney’s remarkable growth and development. westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/new…

Perilous legal path through migrant detention quagmire theaustralian.com.au/commentary/per…

New article. 'The Internationalisation of Pseudolaw: The Growth of Sovereign Citizen Arguments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand' by Harry Hobbs, Stephen Young, Joe McIntyre 47 UNSW Law Journal 309
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Good ideas lost in a broken system that’s overdue for reform theaustralian.com.au/commentary/goo…

Rushed citizenship law exposes serious issues of security theaustralian.com.au/commentary/rus…

We don’t need to wait to ‘vote’ for governor-general theaustralian.com.au/commentary/we-…

It's here! The new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory has landed. #auslaw #ConstitutionalLaw #irl

High Court ruling shows why our flawed federal system needs reform theaustralian.com.au/commentary/hig…

New preventative detention laws explained. Even so, ‘likely’ to attract High Court of Australia challenges says Academy Fellow George Williams. #socialsciences ⬇️
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Coming in Jan 2024! Take a sneak peek at the new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory. Chapter 30 Constitutional Change now available in full on our website: federationpress.com.au/wp-content/upl…
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New preventative detention regime a legal minefield theaustralian.com.au/commentary/new…

NZYQ at [72]: detention possible where removal again a real prospect or on grounds of preventative detention such as child sex offenders with an unacceptable risk of reoffending. If not the first ground, they need to be treated like anyone else. This may be a matter of state law.

NZYQ unusual for a major constitutional case. One judgment and one voice on the key issues (with an aside from Edelman J) and mercifully short at 26 pages. Little new scope for preventative detention and will encourage those challenging the latest bill. www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdo……

'A Frozen Constitution in a Sunburnt Country'

ANNE TWOMEY (Sydney Law School) reflects on the reasons for the failure of Australia’s referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament, and its broader significance for constitutional reform in the future.

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High Court decision on indefinite detention right one theaustralian.com.au/commentary/hig…

Stripping terrorists of citizenship will likely increase risks, so the ‘High Court of Australia has done Australia a favour’ says Academy Fellow George Williams. #socialsciences High Court of Australia #citizenship theaustralian.com.au/commentary/str…

Where the nation failed to deliver a voice to parliament, could the states and territories lead the way?
We look at how the state governments are establishing treaties and voices to parliament despite the referendum result with UNSW @profGWilliams
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Forget future referendums until our broken system is fixed theaustralian.com.au/commentary/for…

Racial divide has always been part of our Constitution theaustralian.com.au/commentary/rac…

'They detail the long history of broken promises from government.'

Bronwyn Fredericks reviews 'Everything You Need to Know about the Voice' by Professor M3gan Davis and George Williams | NewSouth Publishing

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