Sexual harassment laws in Australia are limited in their reach. But changing our tort law by adopting a rule from the Roman legal system could give victims another path to justice.
- Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
Many of the questions that would arise if Australia wants to become a republic have been successfully tackled elsewhere.
In a free society, it ought never to be lawful for a government to detain people by executive order alone.
The key takeaway from the Bob Day case is that courts interpret the eligibility requirements for election strictly.
Politicians should be subject to a penalty regime similar to the far more stringent one that applies to company directors.
Leaving aside party-politics, there are good reasons why Australia should consider changing its Constitution to abolish state governments.
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