09 Jun 2017
20 Years After the Asian Crisis: Lessons, Challenges and the Way Forward
Scientia Professor Ross Buckley gave the keynote talk at a conference on 13 – 14 April held in Tokyo titled, “20 Years After the Asian Crisis: Lessons, Challenges and the Way Forward”.
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Ross Buckley
08 Jun 2017
The Global Governance of Health and Biosecurity
On June 7 2017, the UNSW Law Initiative for Biolegalities, in cooperation with the UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine, held a workshop on Natural and Unnatural Threats: Pandemics – The Global Governance of Health and Biosecurity.
08 Jun 2017
Eye on Alumni - James Morton (LLB '03)
James Morton (LLB '03) has worked as a defence barrister with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the NT and Queensland. James has a broad criminal law background and was sworn in as a Judicial officer in May 2017,  serving in Mt Isa, Queensland.
08 Jun 2017
IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative Holds First Conference
The IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative (CARI) at UNSW Law held its first conference on 1 June 2017. The conference theme was “Resolving Class Actions Effectively and Fairly”.The keynote speaker was Justice Michael Lee of the Federal Court of Australia who provided observations on the court’s power to vary litigation funding agreements as part of class action settlements. You can read his speech here. 
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Simone Degeling
08 Jun 2017
Law Student awarded 2017 NIRAKN essay competition prize
Noah Bedford, a 3rd year Arts/Law student, was awarded one of four undergraduate prizes in the 2017 NIRAKN essay competition for Indigenous students, for his essay entitled Indigenous Incorporation and The Complex Creativity of Self-determination. A winning essay is characterised by its in-depth research, introduction of analysis and original ideas in conjunction with key themes and issues relevant to the work of NIRAKN.
07 Jun 2017
Seven reasons the UN Refugee Convention should not include 'climate refugees'
OPINION: Professor Jane McAdam, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2017.
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Jane McAdam
06 Jun 2017
Police investigate if siege gunman used escort to lure officers into ambush
Dr Nicola McGarrity appeared on ABC's Lateline (6 June 2017) regarding the recent terrorist attack in Victoria.
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Nicola McGarrity
06 Jun 2017
What's going on with Adani, and Indigenous leaders say they want a treaty
Harry Hobbs appeared on Triple J's Hack program (29 May 2017) speaking about the recent Indigenous leaders meeting at Uluru and their request for more than just symbolic Constitutional Recognition.Q:  Barnaby Joyce described the Indigenous body as “another chamber in parliament”, is that really what it would be like?
06 Jun 2017
Symbolic constitutional recognition off the table after Uluru talks, Indigenous leaders say
Professor Megan Davis spoke to ABC News (27 May 2017) following her reading of the "Uluru Statement of the Heart" at the closing ceremony of the Uluru convention.
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Megan Davis