One of the bases for the view that Commonwealth powers should be interpreted broadly is the idea that it is wrong to draw negative implications from positive grants of power. The paper argues that far from being wrong to draw negative implications from positive grants of power it is necessary to do so in that...

Since the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 was introduced, the rental sector has changed. A growing number of Victorians are renting, for different reasons and for different lengths of time. Although the sector has always catered for a broad range of tenants, in the past a greater proportion of tenants were newly formed households, younger people...

Recent headlines are clear: our world is a fearful place, spattered with blood, angry men and loose guns. But not everywhere. One sprawling region has largely avoided, and at times even reversed, the steady proliferation of illegal firearms and death by gunshot. Twelve out of 16 Pacific Islands Forum nations are patrolled by routinely unarmed...

This paper argues for more studies which situate legal scholars within the context of Australian law schools. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to argue for more histories of Australian legal scholars that study their endeavours through the lens of legal education; in other words, studies which situate legal scholars within the context of...

One in four Australians are born overseas and over a third have English as their second language. Interpreters are crucial in our justice system. Their jobs include interpreting interviews with police suspects, sometimes they attend court and may even accompany police on drug raids or domestic disputes. It's interesting work, but it can also be...