Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Rebecca is a Senior Lecturer with the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland where she teaches and researches in public law, focussing on the courts, national security and press freedom. Prior to joining UQ, Rebecca held positions with the ARC Laureate Fellowship Project 'Anti-Terror Laws and the Democratic Challenge' and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at UNSW, the Federal Attorney-General's Department, and as a litigation Solicitor with DLA Piper Sydney.
Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily
Nov 05, 2023 20:34 pm UTC| Law
Yesterday, Abdul Nacer Benbrika, perhaps Australias most notorious convicted terrorist, won in the High Court. A six-one majority of the court struck down a ministerial power to revoke the Australian citizenship of...
Journalists must be protected in police investigations. Here's our five point plan for reform
Oct 31, 2022 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers World Press Freedom Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments: Australia has a...
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