Why an Australian charter of rights is a matter of national urgency
- Written by: Gillian Triggs, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
Australia is the only Western democracy without some form of charter of rights legislated by parliament or entrenched in the constitution.Lukas Coch/AAP
If anyone doubts the need for a charter of rights in Australia, the Banerji decision of the High Court handed down last week demonstrates why legislative protection for our common law freedoms has...
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