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Lachlan Mead Lachlan Mead is currently completing a PhD in military history at the University of New South Wales. His research topic is ‘A Whole Division Lost: Service Discipline and the 2nd Australian Imperial Force 1939 to 1943.’ He is a serving Australian Army...

Associate Professor Dale Stephens Associate Professor Dale Stephens obtained his Arts degree (B.A.) from Flinders University in 1984 and his Law degree (LL.B (Hons.)) from Adelaide University in 1988.  In 1989, he completed his GDLP at South Australian Institute of...

Associate Professor Dale Stephens Associate Professor Dale Stephens obtained his Arts degree (B.A.) from Flinders University in 1984 and his Law degree (LL.B (Hons.)) from Adelaide University in 1988.  In 1989, he completed his GDLP at South Australian Institute of...

Nineteen people, including researchers working directly at the Centre, as well as adjuncts, associates and friends of the Centre, contributed to a range of lively discussions during the day. These included invasive species governance, emerging legal issues of farm...

Raelene Webb QC President of the National Native Title Tribunal Ms Raelene Webb QC was appointed President of the National Native Title Tribunal in 2013 after a distinguished career as a barrister, and is recognised as one of the leading native title silks in...

Dr Diana Eades Dr Diana Eades specialises in critical sociolinguistics, language in the legal process, and intercultural communication, particularly involving Australian Aboriginal people who speak varieties of English. She has more than 25 years experience in...

Professor Ben Boer Ben Boer began teaching Environmental Law in 1979 at Macquarie University, in Sydney.  He was Professor in Environmental Law, University of Sydney between 1992-2008. He was also international director of the IUCN Academy at the University of...

At the start of July, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature released a ground breaking study on the effectiveness of environmental law. Using a method largely developed by Professor Paul Martin from the Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law at...

The implementation of the NDIS is a major social change in Australia. On July 1st the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from its initial trial phase into a full national roll-out. The NDIS arose from a productivity report commissioned by the...

Professor Ben Saul Ben Saul is Professor of International Law and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Sydney. Ben has expertise on global counter-terrorism law, human rights, the law of war, and international crime, refugees, the...