Selden Society lecture series Australia

About Selden Society lecture series Australia

Join a variety of judicial officers, legal professionals and academics for this informative and provocative series of legal history lectures. Each episode presents a single story uncovering a unique aspect of our common law past. This might be literature or language, a fascinating event or item, a significant person, or the development of a legal idea. These lectures are recorded in the Banco Court, Brisbane, and are now available to the world.

Publisher

Supreme Court Library Queensland

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jan 2019

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Domestic and family violence in historical and contemporary perspective

   Domestic and family violence is a national emergency with a long and troubling history. This lecture draws upon a longitudinal study to map the contours of interpersonal violence in Australian history and the criminal law’s responses. It examines how domestic and family violence was recognised and responded to across a 100-year period (1855–1954), how this compared to other forms of violence, and where historical lessons may reveal new pathways for prevention and response. About the speaker ...

2. 

   26 Jun 2026

   The last appeal from Queensland to the Privy Council

   Prior to the enactment of the Australia Act 1986 (Cth) and the Australia Act 1986 (UK), some Queensland court matters were appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for final determination. What were hearings like in this forum before this avenue of appeal was abolished? In this lecture, Sandy Thompson KC will share his experiences appearing as counsel in 1985 and 1986, the latter (Coast Securities No. 9 Pty Ltd v Bondoukou Pty Ltd) being the last Queensland appeal to Her Majes...

3. 

   20 Apr 2026

   'Reds under the bed'—75 years since the Communist Party case

   The Communist Party case is one of the High Court’s most important decisions. In a high-profile legal battle, the argument before the Court pitted a future Chief Justice of Australia, Garfield Barwick KC, against the then Leader of the Opposition, Bert Evatt KC, to determine the constitutionality of the Communist Party Dissolution Act 1950. It reaffirmed that the Commonwealth cannot simply assert a threat to national security and legislate beyond constitutional limits. It placed constitutiona...

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