The High Court has now come to a decision in relation to two current High Court cases which asked the question: "Can Australian Aboriginal people be considered ‘aliens’ under the … [Read more...]
Can Indigenous Australian peoples be legal ‘aliens’? The High Court decides.
Love v Commonwealth of Australia (B43/2018) and Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia (B64/2018) are currently before the High Court. These cases, distinct but posing the same questions, could be as … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Anyone Water Down Our Gun Laws
One of the things that Martin Bullock Lawyers is most proud of about Australia is its gun laws. In 1996, our conservative Prime Minister John Howard fought against his Coalition to introduce … [Read more...]
A History of the Second Amendment in the US
This is a follow-up to our post last week about the implementation of Gun Laws in Australia, which you can read here. The Second Amendment was originally introduced in 1791 by President James … [Read more...]
Gun Laws – Why Australia Got It Right
In 1996, after the then-largest mass shooting in the world at Port Arthur in Tasmania, the Australian government, to its credit, made far-reaching restrictions and controls on the sale and possession … [Read more...]
The Constitution – Our Nation’s Rulebook
Greg Martin has always loved Australian Constitutional Law. Our Constitution sets the rules relating to how the federal government exists and the powers that it has. This is similar to a company … [Read more...]