Michael Duffy

Associate Professor, Business Law and Taxation Michael.Duffy@monash.edu

Core expertise

Institutional economics
Market and non-market social organisation and governance

Biography

Michael is director of the Corporate Law, Organisation and Litigation Research Group (CLOL) and research impact director of the Department of Business Law and Taxation. He has a strong interest in constitutional organisation and constitutional law and has made scholarly contributions to the Australian republic debate.

articles

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The ‘machine defendant’: Who’s to blame when AI makes mistakes?

As they improve, we’ll likely trust AI models with more and more responsibility. But if their autonomous decisions end up causing harm, our current legal frameworks may not be up to scratch.

Business and economy

The new republic model is a good move forward

Not everyone will be happy with the Australian Republican Movement’s new model, but there are key changes worth looking at.

Politics and society

Ready for a republic?

A new poll shows nearly two-thirds of Australians want an Australian head of state. A new republic model, however, would require compromise to succeed.

Politics and society