Anne Twomey (academic)

Anne Twomey
AO
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Academic, lawyer
SpouseMark Leeming
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe de-colonisation of the Australian states (2006)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineAustralian constitutional law

Anne Frances Twomey AO (pronounced "too-me") is an Australian academic and lawyer specialising in Australian constitutional law. She is currently the Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Constitutional Reform Unit at Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney.[2] She is a regular commentator on legal and constitutional issues for the Australian media.[3]

Education and academic career

Twomey holds degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Laws from the Australian National University,[2] and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of New South Wales.[4]

Twomey has worked for the High Court of Australia as a Senior Research Officer, for the Parliament of Australia as a researcher in the Law and Government Group, and The Cabinet Office of New South Wales as Policy Manager of the Legal Branch. She has acted as a consultant to a number of government bodies.

Twomey is regarded as an expert on the Constitution of Australia.[5]

In 2019, Twomey was appointed to a New South Wales Government panel to examine the financial relationship between the state and federal governments.[6]

Books

  • Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press. ISBN 1-86287-516-2. OCLC 61028683.
  • Twomey, Anne (2006). The Chameleon Crown: the Queen and her Australian governors. Annandale, N.S.W.: Federation Press. ISBN 978-1-86287-629-3. OCLC 180584114.[7]
  • Twomey, Anne (2010). The Australia Acts 1986: Australia's statutes of independence. Sydney: Federation Press. ISBN 978-1862878075. OCLC 673260171.
  • Twomey, Anne (2018). The Veiled Sceptre: reserve powers of heads of state in Westminster systems. Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-107-05678-7. OCLC 999609166.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[8]

Honours and personal life

Twomey was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, for "distinguished service to the law, to legal education, and to public education on constitutional matters".[9]

Twomey is married to Justice Mark Leeming, a judge on the New South Wales Court of Appeal.[10][11]

In 2022, Twomey started the "Constitutional Clarion" YouTube channel, where she publishes her work for a more general audience. Twomey supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

References

  1. ^ Twomey, Anne (2006). The de-colonisation of the Australian states (PhD thesis). UNSW Sydney. doi:10.26190/unsworks/4100. hdl:1959.4/35217.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Anne Twomey". University of Sydney Law School. University of Sydney. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Anne Twomey". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ Twomey, Anne (2006). The de-colonisation of the Australian states. UNSW Sydney Library – UNSWorks (Thesis). doi:10.26190/unsworks/4100. hdl:1959.4/35217. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ Donovan, Samantha. "McKenzie evidence "frustrating" says constitutional law expert". PM. ABC. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ Easton, Stephen (12 August 2019). "A new Thodey review: Jane Halton, Anne Twomey to help examine NSW-federal funding deals". The Mandarin. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ Review: Pyke, John (2007). "Anne Twomey, The Chameleon Crown; the Queen and her Australian Governors" (PDF). QUT Law Review. 7 (1): 141–143. doi:10.5204/qutlr.v7i1.162.
  8. ^ Reviews:
  9. ^ "Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ Patrick, Aaron (23 June 2020). "In epic struggle for the High Court, conservatives find a candidate". Australian Financial Review. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "The Hon Justice Mark Leeming" (PDF). NSW Bar Association News. Winter 2013: 87. 2013.