It is not the first time there has been talk of a treaty or treaties between Indigenous peoples and the rest of the Australian community, and this time round the debate has only just begun. The debate has already taken off on a number of fronts. Who will negotiate a treaty or treaties? How long...

This submission to the Senate Inquiry into Progress Towards National Reconciliation the focuses on the progress made towards national reconciliation in the field of public law. It suggests paths forward through consultation and reform (including by constitutional amendment). The submission examines what has been called the 'rights and recognition agenda' and argues that this should...

The referral of power by the states to the Commonwealth was effective in "fixing" the Corporations Law by replacing it with the Corporations Act. But it has proved to be no more than a stop-gap measure, doing nothing to remedy the fact that the constitution, as interpreted by the High Court, no longer provides an...