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The significant harm that this ban will cause will be disproportionally felt by already marginalised, vulnerable youth, including LGBTIQA+ young people.

Two 15-year-olds are asking the Court to determine whether the under-16s social media ban, set to take effect on 10 December, impermissibly burdens an implied freedom of political communication.

Professor Melissa Castan’s Inaugural Professorial Lecture explored the intersections of personal history, constitutional reform, and Indigenous rights. It highlighted law’s power to drive justice and reconciliation.

This is the third in our series of blogs from the 2025 Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference. Highlighting gaps in Australia’s current human rights framework, Hugh de Kretser, President of the Australian Human Rights

This is the second in our series of blogs from the 2025 Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference. George Newhouse spoke in a session on understanding human rights law in the coronial jurisdiction.

To launch her new book Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia, Professor Paula Gerber has travelled the length and breadth of the country to speak personally and passionately to a number of enthusiastic audiences.

This is the first in our series of blogs from the 2025 Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference. Professor Paula Gerber chaired a session on challenges in securing the rights of trans and gender diverse people.

View the recording of our webinar on the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 (Vic), presented by the Australian Association of Constitutional Law in collaboration with the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.

We’re thrilled to announce that the Human Rights Teachers' Workshop will be held on Monday, 8 December. Join us for a day of collaboration, exchanging ideas on syllabus development and experiential learning programs.