Maria Osullivan
@mariaosullivan.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Deakin Law School specialising in human rights law. Undertaking projects on the right to protest and the human rights implications of AI.
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Commiittee has released its report into the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025. #foi #auslaw
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Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025
Report
www.aph.gov.au
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Commiittee has released its report into the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025. #foi #auslaw
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Absolutely brilliant article on Australia's neo-nazi movement and anti immigration protestors by two of Australia's best journalists Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard in today's Age. Highly recommended www.theage.com.au/national/den...
Dentist. Surveyor. Driver. Nazi. Unmasked extremists in everyday jobs
Nazi supporters are now openly marching through city streets as the group attempts to enter mainstream political discourse.
www.theage.com.au
September 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Absolutely brilliant article on Australia's neo-nazi movement and anti immigration protestors by two of Australia's best journalists Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard in today's Age. Highly recommended www.theage.com.au/national/den...
For those interested in transparency and open government, please see my thoughts on the FOI reforms announced this week by the Australian government. Published just now in The Conversation. #FOI #transparency #publiclaw
theconversation.com/yes-freedom-...
theconversation.com/yes-freedom-...
Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing
The Albanese government’s proposed FOI reforms attempt to update decades-old laws. Some of it is needed, but other parts severely threaten government transparency.
theconversation.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
For those interested in transparency and open government, please see my thoughts on the FOI reforms announced this week by the Australian government. Published just now in The Conversation. #FOI #transparency #publiclaw
theconversation.com/yes-freedom-...
theconversation.com/yes-freedom-...
Great article on protest in today's Guardian. Happy to have been cited in relation to the dangers of imposing a permit system on protestors.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug...
Australians are pushing back against ‘authoritarian’ anti-protest laws in ‘a return to the spirit of the 60s’
After the extraordinary crowds at the Sydney Harbour Bridge march, advocates say political attempts to crack down on freedom of speech are out of step with community attitudes
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great article on protest in today's Guardian. Happy to have been cited in relation to the dangers of imposing a permit system on protestors.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug...
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My colleague Prof Ben Saul sets out the compelling moral and legal case for recognition.
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Australia should recognise Palestine. To not do so only rewards Israel’s crimes
A Palestinian state cannot cure the historical injustices of Israel’s foundation, but it is a vital step towards remedying the past.
www.smh.com.au
August 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My colleague Prof Ben Saul sets out the compelling moral and legal case for recognition.
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
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NSW Police is putting out the story that this powerful event came perilously close to disaster.
NSW Police were the ones who made the mid-event decision to block the northern end of the Bridge, instead of having a plan to funnel protestors safely off it and to train stations on the north shore. 1/
NSW Police were the ones who made the mid-event decision to block the northern end of the Bridge, instead of having a plan to funnel protestors safely off it and to train stations on the north shore. 1/
There were babies in prams, elderly people in wheelchairs, families, friends, organisations, unions, and a sea of Palestinian flags and keffiyehs. It was the largest and most moving protest I have ever seen. #MarchForHumanity
August 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NSW Police is putting out the story that this powerful event came perilously close to disaster.
NSW Police were the ones who made the mid-event decision to block the northern end of the Bridge, instead of having a plan to funnel protestors safely off it and to train stations on the north shore. 1/
NSW Police were the ones who made the mid-event decision to block the northern end of the Bridge, instead of having a plan to funnel protestors safely off it and to train stations on the north shore. 1/
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What stands out to me here is that Segal produces NO EVIDENCE to back up her assertions that antisemitism “has become ingrained and normalised within academia” & the ABC and SBS were presenting “false or distorted narratives” which inflamed antisemitism. #AUS #AusPol
There’s an overlap betw Advance campaigns & Segal’s views.
Each seek to silence protests, target Greens and activists as antisemitic, & blame the media, unis & “elites” (read, arts & cultural orgs) for rising antisemitism, without evidence.
Segal still hasn’t condemned the donation or Advance.
New:
Each seek to silence protests, target Greens and activists as antisemitic, & blame the media, unis & “elites” (read, arts & cultural orgs) for rising antisemitism, without evidence.
Segal still hasn’t condemned the donation or Advance.
New:
Envoys in glass houses
Jillian Segal’s position as antisemitism spokesperson is untenable
nickfeik.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marie Juul Petersen and I in new JEMS special issue on the temporary turn in asylum: Researching the politics of deterrence in practice
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘You can never feel safe’: Danish revocation practice and the production of radical uncertainty
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Madeline Garlick and I in the Externalising Asylum compendium:
Moving beyond externalisation? Toward lawful cooperation on asylum
externalizingasylum.info/moving-beyon...
Moving beyond externalisation? Toward lawful cooperation on asylum
externalizingasylum.info/moving-beyon...
December 22, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Madeline Garlick and I in the Externalising Asylum compendium:
Moving beyond externalisation? Toward lawful cooperation on asylum
externalizingasylum.info/moving-beyon...
Moving beyond externalisation? Toward lawful cooperation on asylum
externalizingasylum.info/moving-beyon...
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Did you know that up to 37% of students in Western Sydney rely solely on their mobile phones to complete their schoolwork? Read our report on digital equity in NSW schools here: www.whitlam.org/publications...
Digital Equity and Education - Research Report — Whitlam Institute
Many students across NSW are at risk of falling behind in school — and beyond — without immediate action to ensure equal access to devices, internet, and essential digital skills for all learners. It ...
www.whitlam.org
December 8, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Did you know that up to 37% of students in Western Sydney rely solely on their mobile phones to complete their schoolwork? Read our report on digital equity in NSW schools here: www.whitlam.org/publications...