Writer
Denis OBrien
Denis graduated from Melbourne University in 1975 with BA and LLB degrees. He was later awarded an LLM degree from the ANU for his thesis dealing with the Governor-General’s powers to dissolve the Houses of Parliament. Before joining Minter Ellison in 1989, Denis was a Senior Executive lawyer in the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. His practice as a partner in Minter Ellison was mainly in the area of administrative law, covering both judicial and tribunal review. He drafted Fiji’s 1997 Constitution. Denis was the head of the Refugee and Migration Review Tribunals from 2007 to 2012.
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“Yes” on the Voice is a vote for a better future
Despite their occupation of our continent for over 60,000 years, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not recognised in the Constitution, the document on which our nation is founded. Continue reading »
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A republic and Indigenous recognition
With minimal changes to the Constitution, Australia can become a republic and recognise the truth that our indigenous peoples were the first occupants of this land. Continue reading »
