Assoc. Prof, ANU National Security College (+ Bond University Law). Constitutions | Space | Security | International law | Human Rights | Cross-Border | Climate
Canberra | Queensland
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
ASIO boss Mike Burgess on Helen Haines attack:
“While political differences, debates and peaceful protests are essential parts of a healthy democracy, ASIO has seen direct correlations between inflamed language, inflamed tensions and acts of violence.”
asio.gov.au/resources/speech…
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
New article "argues that Indigenous peoples have a sovereign right of protest which arises from Australia’s foundational history and from the constitutional issues at the heart of the Australian nation reflected in the Uluru Statement from the Heart ..."
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
EDELMAN J: Is there any decision of this Court in which a majority of the Court has unequivocally accepted a distinction between core and periphery for the purposes of applying different constitutional tests for sufficiency of characterisation?
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Much to agree with in this (particularly on the potential of Indonesia and on not forgetting that immigration is our "national superpower").
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-14/b…
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
Queensland submission: "If the plaintiffs are right that s 63D [Online Safety Act 2021] is ineffective because children can & do circumvent the age-restriction requirements, the result would be that s 63D does not burden the implied freedom of political communication at all"
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
High Court has posted written submissions by eight Attorneys-General (all the States, NT, ACT) supporting validity of the Commonwealth's under-16 social media ban.
S166/2025
Reddit, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Australia & Anor
dls.hcourt.gov.au/static/Pub…
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
Posted today, in the Ch III challenge to NT bail laws, seven Attorneys-General's Outlines of Oral Argument (for day two of the hearing, today)
hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judg…
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
"In this comment [published today, Sydney Law Review] I examine the constitutionality of the new New South Wales offence of publicly inciting racial hatred in s 93ZAA of the Crimes Act 1900 ...": Noa Amiry
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
Anne Twomey (video) "discusses a proposed challenge by two former Sydney nurses to the constitutional validity of section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code ... The challenge will allege that the section breaches the implied freedom of political communication. ..."
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
New article, "White Australia Party v Commonwealth: The Constitutionality of Proscribing ‘Prohibited Hate Groups'", Derick MJ Luong (UTS), UNSW Law Journal; "summarises and analyses the issues before the High Court".
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
Beyond Attribution: What Does a State Owe When Its Company Goes Abroad? | by Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
anthropic stole my medicare data but my uni won't let me log into my own course without seven factor authentication unless some dangerous stranger wants to post on the International Law discussion board
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
The Commonwealth has filed in the High Court its defence to the Implied Freedom of Political Communication challenge to validity of the under-16 social media ban.
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
US President Donald Trump recently announced a ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico for White House coverage.
When you attack the independent media, you undermine democracy. Access to information is a critical human right.
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
NEW: I'm pleased to publish my report to the General Assembly on "Distinguishing organized crime from terrorism to protect human rights", which urges states not to conflate drug crime with terrorism or pursue illegal wars on "narco-terrorism" ohchr.org/en/documents/thema…
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
High Court on 8 & 9 October will hear a Chapter III case: challenge to validity of NT law saying that bail must not be granted unless a high degree of confidence the accused would not commit a prescribed offence or otherwise endanger community safety
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
For those following the two #socialmediaban High Court challenges, apps subms in Digital Freedom Project v Cth have been uploaded to the High court webpage hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judg… and Reddit v Cth here hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judg…
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
Gaudron J: "I informed my colleagues [in 1989] that I would be speaking to a gathering of women lawyers in Perth. It might have been better if I'd started dancing the Can-Can. It was clearly inappropriate for me to attend, ..."
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Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper retweeted
"As a Justice of the High Court for 16 years, her impact on its institutional character and contribution to its work were profound. ... A ceremonial sitting of the Court to honour her will be held on a date to be advised by the Court".
hcourt.gov.au/announcements/…
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