Chloe Menzies

Sep 30, 2023 | jurist.org | Hayley Behal |Sophia Richards |Chloe Menzies |Meg Abbot

Sophia Richards and Chloe Menzies, fourth-year law students at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Meg Abbot, fourth-year law student at the University of Notre Dame, outline the opposing sides of Australia's upcoming referendum on an enshrined Voice in the Australian Constitution for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples... Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the nation’s upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament will take place on October 14, 2023.

Jul 26, 2023 | jurist.org | Chloe Menzies

New Zealand justice minister Kiri Allan resigned from her position on Monday after she was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest. Allan was taken into custody by police Sunday night after she was involved in a vehicle collision with a parked car in Wellington. Police attended the accident and Allan returned a breath test above the legal alcohol limit, but did not result in a criminal charge.

Jul 8, 2023 | jurist.org | Chloe Menzies

A Royal Commission into Australia’s Robodebt scheme has referred several government officials for civil and criminal prosecution after handing down its final report on Friday. The inquiry included 46 days of hearings, received over 1000 submissions and heard from 115 witnesses regarding the unlawful scheme. The report contains an “additional sealed chapter that is not part of the bound report,” which recommends referrals of multiple individuals involved in the scheme for prosecution.

Jul 2, 2023 | jurist.org | Chloe Menzies

In a joint statement on Saturday, the Australian, Canadian and United Kingdom Foreign Ministers urged Israel to reverse its decision to expand settlements in the West Bank. They also expressed concern about the surge of violent attacks in the West Bank and the decreasing prospects for peace agreements between Palestine and Israel.

Jun 17, 2023 | jurist.org | Chloe Menzies

The Australian federal government on Thursday passed emergency legislation to prevent the Russian Federation from building a new embassy near Australia’s parliament. The Home Affairs Act 2023 cancels Russia’s lease of land in the Australian capital Canberra, citing risks to national security. At a press conference, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the law has been expedited to prevent a formal Russian diplomatic presence near the parliament.