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Anne Twomey

Anne Twomey

Brisbane Times

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Victorian independents’ potential High Court challenge to political donations laws has merit - and there are federal implications too

Victoria’s political donations laws favour the major parties - and now a High Court challenge may test their constitutional validity.

12.12.2024 5

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge

Jack Lang was fond of saying that you should always put your money on self-interest. But when it comes to campaign finance laws, politicians use...

20.11.2024 70

The Guardian

Anne Twomey

How the federal government’s misinformation bill might impede freedom of speech

The federal government’s proposed legislation on misinformation and disinformation has passed the House of Representatives, but faces a rocky time...

12.11.2024 10

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

Labor’s ankle bracelet and curfew regime was part of an ill-conceived game of ‘who can be toughest’ on detainees

Last November, the high court kicked the hornet’s nest of immigration detention, by requiring the release of detainees who could not be deported...

07.11.2024 10

The Guardian

Anne Twomey

She may have split ‘heirs’, but Lidia Thorpe’s oath won’t get her sacked

Sir Thomas More died, on the block, in 1535 rather than swear an oath on Succession to the Crown that was contrary to his beliefs. Politicians today...

24.10.2024 10

The Age

Anne Twomey

She may have split ‘heirs’, but Lidia Thorpe’s oath won’t get her sacked

Sir Thomas More died, on the block, in 1535 rather than swear an oath on Succession to the Crown that was contrary to his beliefs. Politicians today...

24.10.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Anne Twomey

She may have split ‘heirs’, but Lidia Thorpe’s oath won’t get her sacked

Sir Thomas More died, on the block, in 1535 rather than swear an oath on Succession to the Crown that was contrary to his beliefs. Politicians today...

24.10.2024 10

WA Today

Anne Twomey

She may have split ‘heirs’, but Lidia Thorpe’s oath won’t get her sacked

Sir Thomas More died, on the block, in 1535 rather than swear an oath on Succession to the Crown that was contrary to his beliefs. Politicians today...

24.10.2024 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anne Twomey

Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why

Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state...

15.10.2024 7

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

Explainer: the governor-general is also commander-in -chief of the defence forces. What does this mean in practice?

Australia’s new Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, recently said that she does not fit the usual idea of a governor-general – especially the type of...

03.09.2024 10

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits

The South Australian government has proposed banning political donations because of the risk and the perception that they buy undue influence and fuel...

17.06.2024 10

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

Two people want to share the job of MP for Higgins. Is it constitutional?

Can the job of being a federal member of parliament be shared by two or more persons? Two prospective candidates for the inner-Melbourne federal seat...

22.04.2024 10

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

Access, undue influence and the Constitution

The sponsored pass system for lobbyists to access Parliament House opens the door to undue influence and potentially corrupt behaviour. Facilitating...

14.04.2024 7

Pearls and Irritations

Anne Twomey

Is a reshuffle still an opportunity to shred sensitive documents? No, minister

Need to hide an embarrassing document? Want to avoid scrutiny? In the past, public servants could look to their hero, Sir Humphrey Appleby of Yes...

25.03.2024 8

WA Today

Anne Twomey

Is a reshuffle still an opportunity to shred sensitive documents? No, minister

Need to hide an embarrassing document? Want to avoid scrutiny? In the past, public servants could look to their hero, Sir Humphrey Appleby of Yes...

25.03.2024 6

Brisbane Times

Anne Twomey

Is a reshuffle still an opportunity to shred sensitive documents? No, minister

Need to hide an embarrassing document? Want to avoid scrutiny? In the past, public servants could look to their hero, Sir Humphrey Appleby of Yes...

25.03.2024 7

The Age

Anne Twomey

Is a reshuffle still an opportunity to shred sensitive documents? No, minister

Need to hide an embarrassing document? Want to avoid scrutiny? In the past, public servants could look to their hero, Sir Humphrey Appleby of Yes...

25.03.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Anne Twomey

The government is fighting a new High Court case on immigration detainees. What’s it about and what’s at stake?

The government will be on tenterhooks again next month when the High Court of Australia hears another case that could lead to the release of a further...

20.03.2024 10

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

What happens if King Charles can no longer perform his duties?

King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis will turn minds to the question of what happens if he becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties....

06.02.2024 20

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

New laws to deal with immigration detainees were rushed, leading to legal risks

The release of detainees as a consequence of the High Court’s decision in NZYQ v Minister for Immigration resulted in a frenzy of law-making, which...

13.12.2023 20

The Conversation

Anne Twomey

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