Tag Archives: Australia

Fair Go vs First Amendment in Australia: bans to political donations by property developers survive constitutional challenge

If you’ve ever been to Australia, or are familiar with Australian politics, there is a good chance that you have heard the catch cry of the ‘fair go.’ For our non-Australian audience, this can be roughly translated to ‘equality of opportunity for all Australians’. As we all know, in the United States freedom of speech … Continue Reading

Review of Australian laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and foreign public official

The following is a guest post from associate Nicole Matraiin Squire Patton Boggs’ Perth, Australia office. The Australian Attorney General’s Department is looking to change some of the key points to Australia’s laws on bribery of a Commonwealth and foreign public official (found in Division 141 and 70 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)). According … Continue Reading
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