Liz Hicks
Lecturer @ Melbourne Law School, Advisory board @verfassungsblog.de | “random constitutional lawyer” | comparative constitutional law, climate, animal protection & democracy
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- I don’t understand why Abbott’s remarks aren’t being treated as scandalising the Court. They were not made under parliamentary privilege. Those comments - like the attacks on former Justice Virginia Bell - were incredibly dangerous and irresponsible. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
- Possum Magic was robbed 😭 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
- Reposted by Liz Hicks🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
- Reposted by Liz HicksEnvironmental advocates are calling on federal environment minister Murray Watt to reject the project due to its emissions and the impacts it would have on koala habitat. Read the full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4qVi9PH
- Reposted by Liz HicksIn deutschen Supermärkten und auf Fachmessen werden Weine aus israelischen Siedlungen als „israelisch“ vermarktet. Das normalisiert Besatzung & Apartheid in palästinensischen Gebieten. Die Ergebnisse meiner monatelangen Recherche sind jetzt online @fr-zeitung.bsky.social www.fr.de/politik/rewe...
- Reposted by Liz HicksOpen letter from students from various central Indiana high schools explaining why they are organizing walkouts in protest of ICE. Hard not to get emotional in response to the moral clarity on display.
- “It’s really hard for me to reconcile the vision of him signing bombs that went on to be dropped on Palestinian homes … with the notion of social cohesion. So from that perspective, I’ve obviously got deep concerns.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Liz HicksEvery post a winner when you play the revolving door. 💰 www.afr.com/rear-window/...
- Interesting admission from the NSW Police Commissioner - that the visit of the Israeli President was a “factor” in the decision to extend protest restrictions. Helpful for the lawyers challenging the law on implied freedom grounds, even if concerning for what it says about the executive
- Reposted by Liz HicksNew Australia Institute research shows Australian high schools are the most expensive in the OECD. "I can't see any policy case for taxpayers giving money to a school that can afford an air-conditioned equestrian arena." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
- Reposted by Liz Hicks“Last year, Labor, Liberal and the Nationals voted together to dramatically increase taxpayer funding – to the extent that when the next election comes around, the taxpayer will be funding over half of the cost of major party election campaigns.” - Bill Browne Read more: theaus.in/45Lcjbb
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- Reposted by Liz HicksThat spounds pretty bad, ay. I wonder what is the cause of this cock-up?
- Extreme temperatures are likely to become about 4 times more frequent through eastern and southern Australia, due to climate change. Heatwaves usually occur each 25years on average, but are becoming an annual event. #ClimateCrisis www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
- Reposted by Liz HicksYou need a lot of confidence to rock a hairstyle like this 😆 A pink cockatoo at Kinchega National Park, New South Wales.
- Adding “random and individual constitutional lawyer” to my bio, keen to be in good company
- “If we'd relied on a random or individual constitutional lawyer who said you shouldn't have pursued this change, then we wouldn't have had in place laws to protect places of worship on the statute books today." Are Minns comments here directed at Anne Twomey? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- “Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Reposted by Liz HicksThe largest infrastructure projects currently being built in the US appear to be data centers and detention centers. The AI boom has coincided with ICE becoming the most heavily funded government agency. It's hard not to see a connection: This is the architectures of digital fascism
- “If we'd relied on a random or individual constitutional lawyer who said you shouldn't have pursued this change, then we wouldn't have had in place laws to protect places of worship on the statute books today." Are Minns comments here directed at Anne Twomey? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- Reposted by Liz Hicksif a Palestinian had a photo of them out there signing a bomb they wouldn’t be allowed in the country and news corp would be dragging them and their family every day for three weeks
- Reposted by Liz HicksPlease spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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- Huge news for Berlin - tenants can no longer sublet for a profit (ie because legal entitlement to sublease under the BGB is to prevent the financial hardship of paying double rent; subletting for a profit is not for this purpose) Basically breaks the sublease economy www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...
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- “Shockingly, Japan classified loans provided to Bangladesh for the coal power plant as “climate finance”, claiming that since the plant uses Japanese technology, it generates more energy with less coal.”
- Important story from @rishpardikar.bsky.social about how Japan continues to finance massive fossil fuel developments with promises of wealth - even when the reality is somewhat more sour.
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- Reposted by Liz HicksPeople in 2050 would give trillions of dollars just to have the climate that we enjoy today.
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- “It’s remarkable – and a win for fossil fuel companies and climate change-denying vested interests – that it is rarely mentioned in daily news of heatwaves and other extreme weather events.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “Prominent justice advocates have formally requested that federal police investigate Israel's president for alleged incitement to genocide ahead of his expected visit to Australia.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- Reposted by Liz HicksIt’s so revealing how the attempted bombing isn’t bigger news in the Australian media cycle. It’s so clear how it matters less if the attacker is white and the intended victims primarily Aboriginal. The hierarchy of racism in Australia is so transparent www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
- Reposted by Liz HicksThis hit so fucking hard today.
- Reposted by Liz HicksAlmost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy. Do not eat it.
- Reposted by Liz Hickspart of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them. they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
- Can’t stop, won’t stop www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Liz HicksOne of the best things I’ve read in a while:
- Reposted by Liz HicksLooking forward to the AFR's column on how people on Newstart can avoid mutual obligations
- Reposted by Liz HicksLet’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
- Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
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- Reposted by Liz HicksAlex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
- Reposted by Liz Hickstfw when the imperialism is boomeranging
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- “For Europe as a whole, the implications are profound. Alignment with empire does not guarantee protection from it. Loyalty does not produce autonomy. A continent that tolerates the erosion of law abroad will eventually face its absence at home.” www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
- Reposted by Liz HicksDonald Trump's 'Board of Peace' is naked colonialism. And it's not just designed for Gaza. It's a template for naked American theft and self-enrichment. New column 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Some good news in protest: the declaration of the Melbourne CBD as a ‘designated area’ for six months (allowing police to search people without warrant and direct people to move face masks) is legally invalid. Quick explainer here: www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...
- Reposted by Liz HicksI know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
- Sometimes I do sneak onto the other place to look at these gems
- “The [AG] was asked again whether, if protesters were saying “Israel is engaged in genocide, or condemning Israel, saying it shouldn’t exist” and it led to Jewish Australians feeling harassed or intimidated, they could be banned. She replied “If those criteria are satisfied, then that is the case”.”
- “However, as we have seen in other countries, such protections could be overcome by appointing politically motivated cronies to positions, and contending that all opposition or dissent increases the risk of politically motivated violence and community harm.” theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
- “However, as we have seen in other countries, such protections could be overcome by appointing politically motivated cronies to positions, and contending that all opposition or dissent increases the risk of politically motivated violence and community harm.” theconversation.com/hate-crime-l...
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- “Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading environmental activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- “The University of Sydney constitutional law expert, Prof Anne Twomey, said the proposal to ban particular political chants gave rise to “difficult legal issues in areas of the jurisprudence which have not yet been fully developed”. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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- Yet another example of the well-documented underestimation of animal intelligence www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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- Submission from Anne Twomey on the Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill now up - it’s a must read for journalists and policy makers Quite the burn here too 🔥 www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
- Spotted in the Otways! So lucky to share our country with these little friends
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- Reposted by Liz HicksWorth every second
