Gabrielle Appleby

Gabrielle Appleby is a Professor of Public Law at UNSW Law & Justice, where she serves as Director of the Judiciary Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law. Her work focuses on constitutional law, judicial systems, and political reform in Australia.

Her recent article, The Republic Debate in Australia (2022), analyzes the reinvigorated discussion around Australia's constitutional monarchy following Queen Elizabeth II's death. The piece explores unresolved divisions from the 1999 republic referendum and contemporary public sentiment toward political reform.

The article reflects her expertise in Australian constitutional law and political science, with subfields spanning monarchy vs republic debates, legal history, and judicial governance.