Kim Rubenstein
Kim Rubenstein FAAL FASSA (/ˈruːbənstiːn/ ROO-bən-steen; born 1965) is an Australian legal scholar, lawyer and political candidate. She is a professor at the University of Canberra.
Kim Rubenstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Melbourne |
| Occupation | Academic director |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Kim for Canberra |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Mount Scopus College Presbyterian Ladies' College |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BA/LLB) Harvard University (LLM) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Legal scholar |
| Sub-discipline | Citizenship law |
| Institutions | University of Canberra Australian National University |
| Main interests | citizenship, gender, oral history |
| Notable works | Australian Citizenship Law (2nd ed.) (2017) |
She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Rubenstein won the 2013 Edna Ryan award for Leadership for "leading feminist changes in the public sphere" and is a gender equity advocate. In 2020 she became the inaugural Co-Director, Academic of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation at the University of Canberra and a Professor in the University's Faculty of Business, Government and Law.
Rubenstein is one of Australia’s leading experts on citizenship, having written the major text, Australian Citizenship Law, acting as a consultant to government including being appointed a member of the Independent Committee that reviewed the Australian citizenship test in 2008 and appearing as legal counsel in citizenship matters before the Administrative Review Tribunal, Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia. She comments on citizenship and gender matters in print, radio and TV media.
At the 2022 Australian federal election, she was an independent candidate in the Australian Capital Territory for the Australian Senate, but was not elected.