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Reporter's Notebook: John Dickerson on why he went into journalism For the last broadcast of "Evening News Plus," co-anchor John Dickerson discusses why he went into journalism.

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Great read - “Abolish the Monarchy” by Will Lloyd

extract from Turnbull memoir. Cosgrove urged 'to do something' by radio hosts.

An interesting anecdote in Malcolm Turnbull's memoir about Peter Cosgrove as Governor-General, during the period of the s44 dual citizenship saga

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The Engel criteria in the 21st century: irrational flexibility and deference in recent European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence Abstract. What does it mean for someone to be charged with a criminal offence? This is a question of considerable significance for multiple heavily-litigat

Second, I argue that the last decade of case law shows the Engel criteria can provide cover for decisions facilitating State sovereignty or facilitating State arguments justifying restrictions on the basis of broader public interests. #echr #humanrights(4/4) academic.oup.com/hrlr/article...

In the piece I argue, first, that the recent jurisprudence is characterized by a degree of incoherence and inconsistency that manifests as ‘irrational flexibility’. #echr #humanrights #humanrightslaw (3/4)

This article is focused squarely on the last decade of the European Court of Human Rights' case law on the Engel criteria, looking at two major 2020s Grand Chamber decisions and dozens of other recent decisions. #echr #humanrights #humanrightslaw (2/4)

abstract of journal article linked to later in thread

What does it mean for someone to be charged with a criminal offence?
My new journal article is out this week in OUP’s Human Rights Law Review on the ECtHR's Engel criteria in the 21st century (1/4)

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#echr #humanrights #humanrightslaw #law

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We are delighted to share Conor Gearty @lselaw.bsky.social’s reflections on writing: 8 tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing.

Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!

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Terribly sad. Conor examined my DPhil, with good humour and thoughtful constructive criticism, and was unfailingly generous then and for years afterward.

#conorgearty #humanrights #ruleoflaw #justice #academia #lse #inmemoriam | Cherie Blair CBE KC 💔 I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of my dear friend and colleague, Professor Conor Gearty. Conor was a man of remarkable intellect—brilliant, principled, endlessly curious, and always gene...

Huge, huge loss for the UK legal and political community

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It's a hard sell, but more politicians would be good for Aus:

* Deeper talent pool for committees & ministries
* More access - most Aussies have never interacted with their local MP
* Reverses the growing physical size of rural electorates

Since 1980s, Aus added +11 million people and no new MPs.

Does Nature Need Rights? Abstract. Rights of nature (RoN) appear to provide a promising alternative to anthropocentric environmental rights. But do they meet the demands of transfo

My article "Does Nature Need Rights?" (coauthored with the wonderful Lulu Weis), forthcoming in the OJLS, is now available open access: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...

Some interesting ideas in this, and noticeable that the Canberra model is increasingly in vogue among reformers; @lewisbaston.bsky.social was similarly arguing a few months back that the UK could do worse than adopting an Australian-style parliamentary system.

10 June 2025 Statement from Government House Attributable to Official Secretary David Hughes: This evening Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania, received the Premier, the Honourable Jeremy Rockliff MP, at Government House. Following their conversation, Her Excellency is now taking the time necessary to give due consideration to all available options. By the end of the week the Premier will meet with Her Excellency again. Further statements will be made in due course.

Here's the full statement from Government House:

🏛️ Great to publish this article on parliamentary privilege, coauthored with Prof Gabrielle Appleby; Tasmanian roadworks have never been so interesting!

G Appleby & R Goss (2025) 40(1) Australasian Parliamentary Review 14-33 www.aspg.org.au/a-p-r-journa... #auslaw

Looking for Catte Street, surely?

“our constitutional arrangements mean that we must, as a community, recognise our problems and accept that solving them is the responsibility of all of us because we can't look to pronouncements from on high to solve our political differences.…” — Justice Keane, 2008.

At a quiet Parliament House on a beautiful autumn afternoon, a few signs of preparations for new inhabitants arriving imminently

I'm probably missing something, but it looks a bit like the Greens' lead ACT Senate candidate may be vulnerable to a s44 challenge on a similar set of facts to those in Gallagher's case? Perhaps there are more recent updates not available in the AEC form. www.aec.gov.au/election/fil... #auspol

I'm probably missing something, but it looks a bit like the Greens' lead ACT Senate candidate may be vulnerable to a s44 challenge on a similar set of facts to those in Gallagher's case? Perhaps there are more recent updates not available in the AEC form. www.aec.gov.au/election/fil... #auspol

Screen grab from pdf available at link

eg this extract seems to bear some superficial similarities to Re Gallagher [2018] HCA 17
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screen grab of AEC post bearing the text

111 in-person overseas voting centres across the world!

As Kevin notes, some interesting reading in the section 44 checklists available at www.aec.gov.au/election/can...

"Yet there is method nonetheless. He takes his time, he comes up with a plan, he assembles his materials and then, almost without you noticing it, he builds his house."

Pleased to have my research on criminal fair trial rights cited again in a recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg: Gorse v Slovenia, in the Concurring Opinion of Judge Serghides #echr #humanrights hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-24...

Keir Starmer gives Donald Trump state visit invitation from the King Keir Starmer hands the US president an invitation letter as the pair meet at the White House.

Australian Head of State deployed as tool of British foreign policy
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press release

Pleased to have 4 pieces of my research on #ECHR criminal fair trial rights cited again this week in a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, in the Dissenting Opinion of Judge Serghides in Souroullas Kay and Zannettos v Cyprus. hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-23...