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Towards an Australian Bill of Rights

Bills Of Rights In Australia: History Politics And Law
Andrew Byrnes And Hilary Charlesworth

$34.95 – Paperback book / Nsw University Pr

We accept the universal right to live in freedom and without oppression, but are our human rights adequately protected by Australian law? Arguments about the need for a bill of rights in Australia have simmered for fifty... Buy or find out more 


The Statute Of Liberty: How Australians Can Take Back Their Rights
Geoffrey Robertson

$19.95 – Paperback book / Vintage

The Australian people emerged from a polyglot mixture of nationalities and other races: a kind of human minestrone. Not only a race, but a race apart, thanks to the kindness of distance. What distinctive moral vision hav... Buy or find out more 



Dark Victory: How a Government Lied its Way to Political Triumph (Updated Edition)
David Marr and Marian Wilkinson

$24.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin

Marr and Wilkinson have pulled together the whole confronting tale of how through iron will, subterfuge, disregard for conventions of a civilised seafaring nation, the misuse of secret intelligence and the use of militar... Buy or find out more 


Watching Brief: Reflections On Human Rights Law And Justice
Julian Burnside

$26.95 – Paperback book / Scribe Publications

The first decade of the twenty-first century has seen a sharp decline in respect for human rights and the international rule of law. The legal conventions of the new realpolitik seem to owe more to Guantanamo than Geneva... Buy or find out more 



Silencing Dissent: How The Australian Government Is Controlling Public Opinion And Stifling Debate
Clive Hamilton and Sarah Maddison

$24.95 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin

Since gaining power in 1996, the Australian Government led by John Howard has systematically silenced critics of its policies and independent experts and commentators whose messages are unpalatable. The attacks on indivi... Buy or find out more 


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