Christopher Rudge

Why a modern legal education should examine constraints on the Commonwealth’s spending power

Mainstream critical legal education in Australia gives little attention to enactments and case law regulating the Commonwealth’s constitutional power to appropriate (s 81) and spend money (s 83). This neglect has several causes, including a shallow knowledge base. Few legal scholars have engaged with reforms aimed at increasing the public administration of government spending, much […]

On Bernie Fraser’s avowed dispreference for academic review of the RBA

This post is a provisional opinion, expressed in a moment in time. It does not represent the view of my employer. Nor is it legal advice. It is also not offered as a scholarly contribution. Recently, Bernie Fraser has said he’d prefer the ACTU Secretary Sally McManus be appointed to review the RBA over an […]