In the Media
The Castan Centre's academics are the first port of call for many journalists on pressing human rights issues. Centre staff speak to hundreds of print, radio and TV organisations every year. A small sample of recent media is below.
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- Melissa Castan, Kate Galloway and Scott Walker, 'A New Treaty Authority Between First Peoples and the Victorian Government is a Vital Step Towards a Treaty', The Conversation (online, 17 June 2022)
- Dashiel Lawrence, 'New Hope 30 Years After Mabo', Plus 61J Media (online, 3 June 2022) (interview with Professor Melissa Castan)
- Ronli Sifris, Roe vs Wade, Interview with BBC World News, 2 July 2022
- Ronli Sifris, Could abortion rights ever be wound back in Australia?, 7 News, 27 June 2022
- Paula Gerber, Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised, The Conversation, 2 June 2022
- Tania Penovic, Roe vs Wade: The extraterritorial dimension of abortion politics, The Interpreter, 31 May 2022
- Monique Cormier, Many pathways to justice in Ukraine, 360info, 23 May 2022
- Castan Centre quoted, Female TV presenters have been forced to cover their faces under new Taliban law, Herald Sun, 23 May 2022
- Yee-Fui Ng, What has Labor promised on an integrity commission and can it deliver a federal ICAC by Christmas?, The Conversation, 22 May 2022
- Ronli Sifris, The question of conscientious objection in the voluntary assisted dying debate, Monash Lens, 20 May 2022
- Melissa Castan & Paula Gerber, Human rights and election campaigns: Never the twain shall meet?, Monash Lens, 12 May 2022
- Paula Gerber, Opinion Piece, Children's rights in Australia: what are they and how are they protected?, SBS, 10 May 2022
- Tania Penovic quoted, Will Roe v Wade Impact Australia? A Legal Expert Says Yes, Future Women, 10 May 2022
- Paula Gerber, Children’s rights in Australia and how they are protected, SBS podcast, 10 May 2022
- Ronli Sifris, Overturning Roe versus Wade will be a devastating blow for women, and women’s rights, Monash Lens, 5 May 2022
- Paula Gerber, One Step Forward, 10 Steps Back: The Rise of Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in the United States, Australian Institute of International Affairs, 3 May 2022
- Normann Witzleb quoted, What will the Australian privacy law review deliver?, CSO Australia, 4 April 2022
- Paula Gerber, UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision, The Conversation, 25 March 2022
- Ronli Sifris, Russia’s invasion is wreaking havoc with surrogacy in Ukraine. It shows why Australia must change its laws, The Conversation, 22 March 2022
- Luck Beck, Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney has no protection under the law if someone yells at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct?, RMIT ABC Fact Check, 17 March 2022
- Tania Penovic, How committed is Australia to advancing the rights set out in CEDAW?, Monash Lens, 8 March 2022
- Paula Gerber, Women in construction: Smashing down the concrete walls that keep them out, Monash Lens, 7 March 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, AI and law enforcement, ABC Big Ideas with Paul Barclay, 22 February 2022
- Liam Elphick quoted, ‘It’s appalling’: For trans student Miles, gender identity should have nothing to do with school, The Age, 9 February 2022
- Liam Elphick quoted, Dominic Perrottet says religious discrimination bill may ‘create more problems’ than it solves, The Guardian, 9 February 2022
- Luke Beck, As parliament returns for 2022, the religious discrimination bill is still an unholy mess, The Conversation, 7 February 2022
- Liam Elphick quoted, ‘Religion used as a mask’: College could lose funding over controversial contract, Brisbane Times, 1 February 2022
- Luke Beck featured, Religious Discrimination Bill: Word games reveal culture war inside Australia’s biggest churches, Monash Lens, 31 January 2022
- Maria OSullivan, Deporting Djokovic, Interview on the ABC Law Report with Damien Carrick, 25 January 2022
- Luke Beck quoted, Peng Shuai supporters to hand out shirts at Australian Open final as TA double down, The Age, 24 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Citation – Expert Commentary in Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Haves and have-nots: What the suburbs that suffer most in a pandemic have in common, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, 23 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Novak Djokovic and the Australian Migration System - The Broad Powers of the Australian Immigration Minister and Australian Public Law, Verfassungsblog, 21 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Federal Court releases Novak Djokovic decision reasoning, ABC News interview, 20 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, The controversial 'god powers' that helped Australia's immigration minister deport Novak Djokovic, SBS News, 18 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Novak Djokovic sweats it out as decision on his deportation order could be made as late as tomorrow morning - as lawyers argue the anti-vaxxer's presence in Australia 'poses an overwhelming risk', Daily Mail Australia, 18 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic Deportation decision explained, BBC World News Service (Live Interview), 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Commentary on the Future Implications of the Djokovic case in Government accused of double standard over Djokovic case and anti-vaccine MPs, ABC 7.30 Report, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Djokovic deported after losing bid to overturn visa cancellation, The Mandarin, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Legal mind explains how Novak Djokovic lost deportation challenge, 3AW Interview, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Citation – Expert Commentary in Benita Kolovos, Djokovic case sets ‘dangerous precedent, AAP News Wire, published in state and territory papers in Australia eg The Canberra Times, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Interview with Virginia Trioli on Djokovic deportation, ABC Melbourne Radio, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Scott Morrison leaves door open for Novak Djokovic to return within three-year ban, ABC News, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Novak Djokovic’s deportation has put a spotlight on Australia’s immigration response, Channel 7 News Live, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Citation – Expert Commentary in Marta Pascual Juanola, Lack of evidence only way Djokovic could have won: legal expert, The Age, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, Why Novak Djokovic lost his fight to stay in Australia – and why it sets a concerning precedent, The Conversation, 16 January 2022. Also republished in Spanish: Por qué la batalla legal entre Australia y Djokovic sienta un peligroso precedente, 17 January 2022 (Readership: 117,400)
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic case sets a dangerous precedent, Triple JJJ, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, An Explanation and Implications of the Djokovic case, 92.9 FM Tamworth, 17 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic Visa court case explained, Phoenix TV, China, 16 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic Visa court case explained, Channel 9 News (National), 16 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic Visa court case explained, Channel 7 News (National), 16 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, An Explanation of the Djokovic case, 2GB Sydney/3AW Melbourne, 16 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, An Explanation of the Djokovic case, Triple MMM, 16 January 2022
- Maria O'Sullivan, The Djokovic Visa court case explained, CNN International, 14 January 2022
2021
- Kate Galloway and Melissa Castan, 'Indigenous People Cannot be aliens in their Own Land. Why Challenging this Fact (Again) is So Concerning', The Conversation (online, 21 October 2021)
- Liam Elphick quoted, What's the proposed religious discrimination law about?, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Buying silence: we can't stop workplace sexual harassment without banning non-disclosure agreements, The Conversation (co-authored with Professor Judith Bessant), 2 December 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, COVID vaccination mandates do not contravene Australia's human rights laws, AAP Fact Check, 1 December 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Opinion Piece with Catherine Williams, Gabrielle Appleby and William Partlett, Watchful optimism about Victoria's new pandemic bill, The Age, 30 November 2021
- Luke Beck, Why Australia is back in the Solomon Islands, Interview on ABC Radio, 27 November 2021
- Liam Elphick, Schools can still expel LGBTQ+ kids. The Religious Discrimination Bill only makes it worse, The Conversation, 25 November 2021
- Luke Beck quoted, The big problem for business in the religious freedom bill, Financial Review, 24 November 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Victoria Pandemic Bill, Interview with ABC News Breakfast, 20 November 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Protests continue as the Victorian Government debates proposed pandemic bill, Appearance on ABC 7.30 Report with Leigh Sales, 16 November 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Proposed changes to pandemic powers in Victoria, ABC News Radio interview, 16 November 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Victoria's controversial pandemic bill: 6 ways for the government to show it is serious about scrutiny, The Conversation (with Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW; William Partlett, Uni Melb and Catherine Williams, Centre for Public Integrity, 15 November 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Would Victoria's proposed pandemic laws give Daniel Andrews the power to declare a pandemic without justification?, RMIT ABC Fact Check, 12 November 2021
- Professor the Hon. Kevin H Bell AM QC, From dispossession to massacres, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission sets a new standard for truth-telling, The Conversation, 5 November 2021
- Liam Elphick quoted, Australians fired for refusing Covid vaccine search social media for ‘welcoming’ employers, The Guardian, 2 November 2021
- Paula Gerber, Ending gender discrimination in construction, Interview with ABC News, 27 October 2021
- Luke Beck, ‘So many red flags’: Opposition Leader slams ‘extreme’ pandemic laws tabled in Parliament, 3AW Radio interview, 26 October 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Here's how Victorian government's proposed pandemic laws will work and what experts say, ABC News, 26 October 2021
- Melissa Castan and Kate Galloway, Indigenous people cannot be aliens in their own land, Why challenging this fact (again) is so concerning, The Conversation, 21 October 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Are vaccine mandates working, and here to stay?, ABC News Radio interview, 21 October 2021
- Liam Elphick and Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Scott Morrison says business can refuse entry to unvaccinated patrons without falling foul of discrimination laws. Is that correct?, ABC Fact Check, 6 October 2021
- Liam Elphick, Are vaccine mandates discriminatory?, 2GB Radio, 23 September 2021
- Liam Elphick, Opinion Piece, Here’s why ‘no jab, no entry’ is not discrimination, The Age, 20 September 2021
- Yee-Fui Ng, Regulating lobbying in Australia: Three steps for reform, ANZSOG, 10 September 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, How life might change for the unvaccinated, Interview with ABC Radio, The Signal, 6 August 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Gladys Berejiklian hints returning to work in some industries could be tied to vaccination, The Guardian, 5 August 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Vaccination requirement likely at Australian workplaces at high risk of COVID-19 transmission, experts say, ABC News, 1 August 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Can vaccine passports help us prevent spread of the delta variant?, ABC Radio National, 22 July 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Should freedoms increase for Australians who are full vaccinated against COVID-19, Interview with ABC Melbourne, The Conversation Hour, 7 July 2021
- Stephen Gray, Opinion piece, Should we revive an archaic law after the Eastern Freeway incident?, The Age, 7 July 2021
- Professor the Hon. Kevin H Bell AM QC featured, Balancing the record: Australia’s first truth commission to record the Indigenous narrative, Monash Lens, 24 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Interview with ABC Radio, Afternoons with Jacinta Parsons, 14 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Interview with ABC Radio Sydney, Saturday Afternoons with James Glenday, 12 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Interview with Ultra 106.5 Tasmania, 11 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Interview with ABC Radio WA, 10 June 2021
- Paula Gerber, Has the LGBTIQ Community Moved from Protesting to Partying?, Australian Institute of International Affairs, 10 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, If you don't have a COVID vaccination certificate, could you be banned from restaurants, shops and theatres?, The Conversation, 10 June 2021. The Conversation's top read for 2021 in the Politics and Society section (read by 547,516 people)
- Paula Gerber, Global snapshot of LGBTQI discrimination, Interview on the ABC Law Report, 8 June 2021
- Paula Gerber, It's time to talk about gay reparations and how they can rectify past persecutions of LGBTQ people, The Conversation, 8 June 2021
- Paula Gerber, The swinging pendulum of rights protections for LGBTIQ people, Monash Lens, 1 June 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, Wicked Choice in Vax Divide, The Herald Sun, 2 June 2021
- Professor the Hon. Kevin H Bell AM QC, Victoria's Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, Interview with the Royal Commission Chair Professor Eleanor Burke on the ABC Law Report, 25 May 2021
- Liam Elphick, Victoria provides Australia the blueprint to protect queer people from hate, Star Observer, 17 May 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Ask a lawyer: do I have a right to protest?, The Guardian, 26 April 2021
- Professor the Hon. Kevin H Bell AM QC interview with Ticker News on George Floyd case, 21 April 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Open letter to Government to release refugees in hotel detention, Ultra 106.5fm, 9 March 2021
- Professor the Hon. Kevin H Bell AM QC, Opinion piece, Mental health system faces massive overhaul, The Age, 2 March 2021
- Castan Centre quoted , Vow to end 'ugly lottery' with $1.6b school disability reform, The Age, 8 February 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan quoted, COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet, ABC News, 22 January 2021
- Luke Beck quoted, The Australian government says it won't make COVID-19 vaccines compulsory when they begin being rolled out next month, but that won't stop companies from denying service to those who refuse the jab, SBS News, 20 January 2021
- Maria O'Sullivan, Can an employer force you to have a COVID vaccination?, 2GB interview, 16 January 2021
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