Australian Public Law provides a foundation for understanding the ideas and principles that underpin Australian public law and develops a concept of public law through analysis of the mechanisms of power and control. Now in its third edition, this text provides students with a theoretical framework for investigating and interpreting the Australian Constitution while introducing them to the core concepts that are required for the study of constitutional and administrative law. Australian Public Law provides a foundation for understanding the ideas and principles that underpin Australian public law and develops a concept of public law through analysis of the mechanisms of power and control. Now in its third edition, this text provides students with a theoretical framework for investigating and interpreting the Australian Constitution while introducing them to the core concepts that are required for the study of constitutional and administrative law. Dr Gabrielle Appleby is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales. Alexander Reilly is a Professor in the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide. Dr Laura Grenfell is an Associate Professor in the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide.