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The Gilbert + Tobin Centre believes in the importance of academic contribution to public debate about legal affairs. The contribution of opinion-editorials to the media is just one way its members seek to do this. However, it should be made clear that the opinions expressed in the articles listed below are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent the views of other members or affiliates of the Centre.

George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on the four rules for referendum success (27 September 2008)
Nicola McGarrity and George Williams write in The Age on the constitutionality of increasing the age pension (24 September 2008)
Andrew Lynch writes in the Australian Financial Review on terrorism laws (19 September 2008)
Nicola McGarrity writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on defining terrorism (17 September 2008)
Proposals for reform of Australia`s federal arrangements by Andrew Lynch and George Williams and other scholars who participated in the Centre’s Federalism roundtable are discussed in The Australian (13 September 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on fixed four year terms and the prospects of an early NSW election (13 September 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on workplace relations in Australia (30 August 2008)
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on Australia`s system of government (26 August 2008)
George Williams speaks on the powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (25 August 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on Privacy (16 August 2008)
George Williams writes in the Adelaide Sunday Mail on High Court judges (3 August 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on the mandatory detention of asylum seekers (2 August 2008)
Andrew Lynch considers the arrival of Justice Robert French on the present High Court in The Australian (1 August 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on the appointment of High Court judges (21 July 2008)
Nicola McGaritty and George Williams write in the Sydney Morning Herald on freedom of speech and World Youth Day (16 July 2008)
George Williams writes on the appointment of next Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (5 July 2008)

Dr Katharine Gelber writes at Opinion Online about academic freedom and claims of academic bias (4 July 2008)

George Williams writes on the Howard government`s legacy of enacting 44 anti-terror laws since September 11 in the Canberra Times (21 June 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on Australia`s involvement in the war in Iraq (7 June 2008)
Andrew Lynch discusses the issues surrounding Queensland`s fuel subsidy for its residents under the Commonwealth Constitution in The Australian (6 June 2008)

Andrew Lynch and Nicola McGarrity write for Australian Policy Online on the need for a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the rendition of Mamdouh Habib (6 June 2008)

George Williams writes in the Age on constitutional reform (31 May 2008)

George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on torture (24 May 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on civil unions (15 May 2008)

Andrew Lynch argues that charters of rights have relevance for everybody in the community, not just a few, in the Australian (25 April 2008)

George Williams writes in the Australian on a republic (19 April 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on an Indigenous Treaty ( 12 April 2008)
George Williams writes in the Hobart Mercury on a Tasmanian Charter of Rights (8 April 2008)

George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on self-government (5 April 2008)

George Williams writes in the Australian on a Charter of Rights (4 April 2008)
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on constitutional change (29 March 2008)
George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on federalism (28 March 2008)

Professor George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on academic freedom (1 March 2008)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on a treaty and racism-free law (16 February 2008)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Canberra Times on constitutional reform (9 February 2008)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Australian on a national system industrial relations law (31 January 2008)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Herald Sun on an Australian republic (31 January 2008)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Australian about reform of government in Australia (26 January 2008)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in The Australian on a national charter of rights (14 December 2007)
Andrew Lynch considers the Federal Court decision overturning the Immigration Minister’s revocation of Dr Haneef’s visa in the Age (22 August 2007)
Talia Epstein (Centre Intern) and Andrew Lynch consider the dangers of ‘selective centralism’ in the Sydney Morning Herald (3 August 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for The Australian on reform of law and government (3 August 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Australian on the need for an inquiry into the Haneef case (1 August 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age on the Murray-Darling and the High Court (26 July 2007)
Andrew Lynch argues the Haneef case highlights the error in `balancing` rights against security in the Australian (24 July 2007)
Centre visitor, Lawrence McNamara, writes on the Haneef charge for the Australian (17 July 2008)
Andrew Lynch considers the terrorism charge against Dr Mohamed Haneef in the Age (16 July 2007)
Andrew Lynch discusses the outcome of the Jack Thomas case in the light of the tradition of strong dissenting opinions in the Australian (10 July 2007)
Andrew Lynch considers the Commonwealth government’s record on anti-terrorism in the Courier-Mail (3 July 2008)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in The Australian on High Court appointments (1 July 2007)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Courier Mail on anti-terror laws and censorship (25 June 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on anti-terror laws and censorship (4 June 2007)
Centre Director, Professor George Williams writes in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald on David Hicks and the need for an Australian Charter of Rights (31 May 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on the right to vote in the Herald Sun (24 May 2007)
Centre Director, Professor George Williams writes in the Courier Mail on David Hicks, gag orders and the need for an Australian Charter of Rights (4 April 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Australian on industrial law and the Constitution (1 April 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes for the Courier Mail and the Age on federal reform (31 March 2007)
Edwina MacDonald and Centre Director Professor George Williams write in the Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun on Hicks` guilty plea (28 March 2007)
Andrew Lynch writes in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age on the significance of David Hicks`s guilty plea (28 March 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams and Edwina MacDonald write in the Age and Courier Mail on the charging of David Hicks (28 March 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on federalism (13 March 2007)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Courier Mail on the law in review (26 December 2006)
Andrew Lynch and Centre Director Professor George Williams write in the Australian on the making and review of anti-terrorism laws (1 December 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Australian about reform of federalism (1 December 2006)

Centre Director, Professor George Williams writes for the Canberra Times, Adelaide Advertiser, Daily Telegraph and The Age about the Work Choices case (15 November 2006)

Andrew Lynch considers the need to devise a new Australian federalism in the Sydney Morning Herald (15 November 2006)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Canberra Times on the forthcoming High Court Work Choices decision (14 November 2006)
Centre Director Professor George Williams and Daniel Tynan write on changes to the Senate and holding the government to account in the Australian Financial Review (2 October 2006)
Andrew Lynch considers the Commonwealth’s new plan for funding school chaplains in light of the Constitution’s freedom of religion guarantee in the Age (1 October 2006)
Sean Brennan writes in the Age about the Noongar achieving Federal Court recognition as native title holders for the Perth metropolitan area (25 September 2006)
Edwina MacDonald and Centre Director Professor George Williams write for The Australian on academic freedom and terrorism (1 September 2006)
Andrew Lynch and Edwina MacDonald write in the Australian Financial Review on the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Thomas case (25 August 2006)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Canberra Times on 4 year terms for the Federal Parliament (22 August 2006)
Sean Brennan writes for the Age about dramatic changes to iconic Aboriginal land rights legislation in the Northern Territory (8 August 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams and Edwina MacDonald write in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on control orders (30 July 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on Freedom of Speech (29 July 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in the Herald Sun on the enactment and launch of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities (26 July 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on federalism for the Daily Telegraph (24 July 2005)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes in The Age on Freedom of Speech (8 July 2006)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on Costello`s federal plan in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Courier Mail (5 July 2006)
Devika Hovell writes in the Age on Australia`s engagement with international law (19 June 2006)
Centre Director Professor George Williams writes on our Shrinking Democracy in the Hobart Mercury and The Age (13 June 2006)

Andrew Lynch considers the case for same-sex civil unions as the Commonwealth moves to override the ACT law (7 June 2006)

Centre Director Professor George Williams writes about sedition for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (30 May 2006)

Andrew Lynch explains the significance of the States’ challenge to the Commonwealth’s industrial relations laws in the Courier-Mail (9 May 2006)
George Williams and David Hume write on new federal interception powers over email and SMS in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (3 April 2006)
George Williams and intern David Hume write on new email and SMS interception laws in the Herald Sun, Mercury and Courier Mail (24 March 2006)
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald on a Charter of Human Rights for NSW (21 March 2006)
Sean Brennan writes in the Age how a gathering of former British colonies at the Commonwealth Games calls for reflection on the constitutional position of our Indigenous peoples (14 March 2006)
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Courier Mail on the need for a summit on federalism ( 21 February 2006)
George Williams writes for the Courier Mail on a Charter of Human Rights for Queensland (30 January 2006)
George Williams writes in the Herald Sun and the Sydney Morning Herald on a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities for Victoria (21 December 2005)
Devika Hovell writes for US website Jurist and the Sydney Morning Herald on David Hicks` status as a prisoner of war (17 November 2005)
Ben Saul writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on the new Anti-Terrorism Law (16 November 2005)
Andrew Lynch discusses the significance of the terrorism raids and arrests for the debate over new laws in the Canberra Times (10 November 2005)
Andrew Lynch comments on the role played by last week’s urgent legislation in the terrorism arrests in the Sydney Morning Herald (10 November 2005)
Andrew Lynch comments on the emergency passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act (No 1) in the Sydney Morning Herald (3 November 2005)
Andrew Lynch writes for the Age on the use by Australian courts of evidence gained through torture (2 November 2005)
George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Courier Mail on Australian and UK terror laws (27 October 2005)
Ben Saul argues in The Age that new sedition laws will undermine free speech (19 October 2005)

Centre Director writes in the Australian Fiancial Review on the proposal for new Australian counter-terrorism laws (20 September 2005)

Ben Saul writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on Without Safeguards, New Laws are Suspect (19 September 2005)
Ben Saul writes for The Australian on overseas terrorism laws (16 September 2005)
Andrew Lynch comments upon the position of State ministers not sitting in Parliament under the NSW Constitution in the Sydney Morning Herald (15 September 2005)
Andrew Lynch argues in The Age that public polling demonstrates the willingness to strike a proper balance between national security and our existing freedoms (4 August 2005)
Andrew Lynch writes on legislative diversity as a strength of federalism for the Australian (22 July 2005)
Centre Director speaks on national industrial laws and the Constitution at Industrial Relations Reform: Fair Go or Anything Goes?. Extract published in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Courier Mail (14 July 2005)
Andrew Lynch writes on the significance of the London bombings for legal responses to terrorism in The Age and the Courier-Mail (9 July 2005)
Bryan Mercurio and Rebecca LaForgia write a comment for Australian Policy Online on the need for open and transparent dispute settlement in Australia’s FTAs (1 June 2005)
Sean Brennan writes for The Age on the treaty issue(26 May 2005)
Centre Director writes in The Age and Courier Mail on the Takeover of Ports by the Commonwealth (20 May 2005)
Bill of Rights Project Director Ben Saul writes on torture for the Sydney Morning Herald (18 May 2005)
Centre Director writes for the Courier Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald on the Flaws in Federalism (12 April 2005)
Media coverage of annual High Court statistics in the Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio`s PM ABC Radio`s The World Today (18 February 2005)
Centre Director writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on a national industrial relations law (14 February 2005)
Centre Director writes for the Courier Mail and Australian Policy Online on the wedding of wedding of Charles and Camilla (13 February 2005)
 









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