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George Williams @ProfGWilliams

Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University

Joined April 2009
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
3 Nov 2025
Big thanks to the folks over at Global Roaming pod for their Aiming Higher shoutout! In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future! 📚📚📚 @ProfGWilliams #auspol
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Western Sydney University@westernsydneyu
14 Mar 2025
Western Sydney University’s Professor Sebastian Pfautsch, from the Urban Transformations Research Centre and @westsydusoss, worked with @cityofsydney to map the region’s microclimates, through the most detailed analysis of urban heat ever carried out in the area. The hottest day observed was 9 December 2023 where a high of 45.3°C was observed in St Peters, while at the same time just a short distance away temperatures in the Botanic Gardens were 30°C. 🌡️ Read more 👉tinyurl.com/5djvyus2
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Western Sydney University@westernsydneyu
1 Dec 2024
VC Distinguished Professor George Williams AO (@ProfGWilliams) said, “This transformative collaboration between OMRON and Western Sydney University is a game changer for students in our STEM-based degree programs such as engineering and computer science. Western students will now work and learn everyday alongside a global leader in robotics and automation, significantly enhancing their learning experience.”
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Western Sydney University@westernsydneyu
2 Dec 2024
VC Distinguished Professor George Williams AO (@ProfGWilliams) writes for @Meanjin today, stating, “Universities must win back the community’s trust and respect by demonstrating their value and contribution to society. This starts by remembering that universities are public institutions, not corporations. They exist for the public good." Read the full article: tinyurl.com/npfnxxuc
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Western Sydney University@westernsydneyu
20 Aug 2024
1/5 Vice-Chancellor Professor George Williams (@ProfGWilliams) joined @abcnews Afternoon Briefing with Greg Jennett to discuss how proceeding with unfair caps on international students will hurt one of Australia’s fastest growing regions – Western Sydney. #westernsydney #universities #auspol
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I am enormously privileged to be appointed as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of @westernsydneyu. WSU's commitment to making higher education available to all is inspiring, as is its deep connection to Western Sydney’s remarkable growth and development. westernsydney.edu.au/newscen…

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Perilous legal path through migrant detention quagmire theaustralian.com.au/comment…

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Australian Constitutional Law@ConstitLawAus
16 Apr 2024
New article. "The Internationalisation of Pseudolaw: The Growth of Sovereign Citizen Arguments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand" by @HarryHobbsUTS, Stephen Young, @Dr_Joe_McIntyre 47 UNSW Law Journal 309 unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/w…

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Good ideas lost in a broken system that’s overdue for reform theaustralian.com.au/comment…

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Rushed citizenship law exposes serious issues of security theaustralian.com.au/comment…

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We don’t need to wait to ‘vote’ for governor-general theaustralian.com.au/comment…

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George Williams retweeted
The Federation Press@TheFedPress
29 Jan 2024
It's here! The new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory has landed. #auslaw #ConstitutionalLaw #irl
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High Court ruling shows why our flawed federal system needs reform theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia@AcadSocSci
11 Dec 2023
New preventative detention laws explained. Even so, ‘likely’ to attract @HighCourtofAus challenges says Academy Fellow @ProfGWilliams. #socialsciences ⬇️ theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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George Williams retweeted
The Federation Press@TheFedPress
11 Dec 2023
Coming in Jan 2024! Take a sneak peek at the new edition of Blackshield and Williams Australian Constitutional Law and Theory. Chapter 30 Constitutional Change now available in full on our website: federationpress.com.au/wp-co… #auslaw #ConstitutionalLaw
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New preventative detention regime a legal minefield theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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NZYQ at [72]: detention possible where removal again a real prospect or on grounds of preventative detention such as child sex offenders with an unacceptable risk of reoffending. If not the first ground, they need to be treated like anyone else. This may be a matter of state law.
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NZYQ unusual for a major constitutional case. One judgment and one voice on the key issues (with an aside from Edelman J) and mercifully short at 26 pages. Little new scope for preventative detention and will encourage those challenging the latest bill. austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewd……

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High Court decision on indefinite detention right one theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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George Williams retweeted
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia@AcadSocSci
7 Nov 2023
Stripping terrorists of citizenship will likely increase risks, so the ‘High Court of Australia has done Australia a favour’ says Academy Fellow @ProfGWilliams. #socialsciences @HighCourtofAus #citizenship theaustralian.com.au/comment…
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