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John Chesterman
Books by John Chesterman
Defining Australian Citizenship
Selected Documents
By Brian Galligan and John Chesterman
During our first century as a nation, citizenship—for a majority of Australians—has meant the enjoyment of progressive political, social, economic and legal rights. Yet many groups in our society have been denied the usual benefits of citizenship, including; the vote; equality before the law; fre...
Poverty Law and Social Change
The Story of the Fitzroy Legal Service
'Law for the Poor' and 'Lawyers for the People' declared the headlines that announced the opening of the Fitzroy Legal Service in December 1972. In a dingy town-hall basement in one of the poorest suburbs of Melbourne, this new legal service set out to do the unthinkable: to provide free legal ad...