Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

By Paula Gerber

The federal government’s decision to ban under-16s from social media just as they’re about to start the long summer holidays, and only a couple of weeks before Christmas, is cruel. And the ...

By Luke Beck

Two teenagers are taking the federal government to the High Court. They argue the ban on social media accounts for under-16s is unconstitutional because it interferes with free polit...

By Hugh de Kretser

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, Pres...

By George Newhouse

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...

By Paula Gerber

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 ...