George Williams

Big thanks to the folks over at Global Roaming pod for their Aiming Higher shoutout! In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future! 📚📚📚 @ProfGWilliams #auspol

Western Sydney University’s Professor Sebastian Pfautsch, from the Urban Transformations Research Centre and @westsydusoss, worked with @cityofsydney to map the region’s microclimates, through the most detailed analysis of urban heat ever carried out in the area. The hottest day observed was 9 December 2023 where a high of 45.3°C was observed in St Peters, while at the same time just a short distance away temperatures in the Botanic Gardens were 30°C. 🌡️ Read more 👉tinyurl.com/5djvyus2

VC Distinguished Professor George Williams AO (@ProfGWilliams) said, “This transformative collaboration between OMRON and Western Sydney University is a game changer for students in our STEM-based degree programs such as engineering and computer science. Western students will now work and learn everyday alongside a global leader in robotics and automation, significantly enhancing their learning experience.”

VC Distinguished Professor George Williams AO (@ProfGWilliams) writes for @Meanjin today, stating, “Universities must win back the community’s trust and respect by demonstrating their value and contribution to society. This starts by remembering that universities are public institutions, not corporations. They exist for the public good." Read the full article: tinyurl.com/npfnxxuc

@sandylanceley @browncharley23 @xxdx001 @realCarrickRyan @ConstitLawAus Yes, if you’re happy to leave all of the key details to parliament and not put in the constitution

@browncharley23 @xxdx001 @realCarrickRyan @ConstitLawAus Hi @ProfGWilliams, can you tell us is it possible to hold a republic referendum that is a simple yes/no question and then have the parliament decide the model after the referendum?

I'd support a Republic only if it was as simple as making our Governer General a "President" and that's it. We have one of the most stable democracies in the World, we really shouldn't mess with it. No Presidential elections, no additional powers...

1/5 Vice-Chancellor Professor George Williams (@ProfGWilliams) joined @abcnews Afternoon Briefing with Greg Jennett to discuss how proceeding with unfair caps on international students will hurt one of Australia’s fastest growing regions – Western Sydney. #westernsydney #universities #auspol

I am enormously privileged to be appointed as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of @westernsydneyu. WSU's commitment to making higher education available to all is inspiring, as is its deep connection to Western Sydney’s remarkable growth and development. westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/new…

Perilous legal path through migrant detention quagmire theaustralian.com.au/commentary/per…

New article. "The Internationalisation of Pseudolaw: The Growth of Sovereign Citizen Arguments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand" by @HarryHobbsUTS, Stephen Young, @Dr_Joe_McIntyre 47 UNSW Law Journal 309 unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/wp-content/upl…

Good ideas lost in a broken system that’s overdue for reform theaustralian.com.au/commentary/goo…

Rushed citizenship law exposes serious issues of security theaustralian.com.au/commentary/rus…

We don’t need to wait to ‘vote’ for governor-general theaustralian.com.au/commentary/we-…

It's here! The new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory has landed. #auslaw #ConstitutionalLaw #irl

High Court ruling shows why our flawed federal system needs reform theaustralian.com.au/commentary/hig…

New preventative detention laws explained. Even so, ‘likely’ to attract @HighCourtofAus challenges says Academy Fellow @ProfGWilliams. #socialsciences ⬇️ theaustralian.com.au/commentary/new…

Coming in Jan 2024! Take a sneak peek at the new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory. Chapter 30 Constitutional Change now available in full on our website: federationpress.com.au/wp-content/upl… #auslaw #ConstitutionalLaw

New preventative detention regime a legal minefield theaustralian.com.au/commentary/new…

@jeremy_gans It also may not be supported by a head of power, but state laws in this area may be possible.

@ProfGWilliams What would be the constitutional objection to (say) a federal law that provided for preventative detention of NZYQ-cohort where a court found that their past offences pose an unacceptable risk etc?

NZYQ at [72]: detention possible where removal again a real prospect or on grounds of preventative detention such as child sex offenders with an unacceptable risk of reoffending. If not the first ground, they need to be treated like anyone else. This may be a matter of state law.

@jeremy_gans Federal law could run counter to Lim: exceptional cases aside, the involuntary detention of a citizen in custody by the State is penal or punitive in character and exists only as an incident of the exclusively judicial function of adjudging and punishing criminal guilt.

@Dr_Joe_McIntyre @steve_mcdee @profsarahj @jamessflee Never in the High Court.

@ProfGWilliams @steve_mcdee @profsarahj @jamessflee - have you seen this type of pseudo-concurrence before?

NZYQ unusual for a major constitutional case. One judgment and one voice on the key issues (with an aside from Edelman J) and mercifully short at 26 pages. Little new scope for preventative detention and will encourage those challenging the latest bill. www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdo……