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Life Lessons from The Castle
The Castle. If any movie were to be mandated viewing for Australian law students, this 1997 Darryl vs Goliath tale would have to be at the t
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Jul 4, 20131 min read
In Lawyers We Trust?
Professional sportspeople, waiters, hairdressers, computer technicians and plumbers are among the list of professionals that Australians tru
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Jul 3, 20131 min read
New Law Dean for the University of Queensland
The University of Queensland has a new Dean of Law. Professor Sarah Derrington, who is an alumna of the faculty, began her new role as the h
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Jul 3, 20132 min read
Surprising Facts about Australia’s High Court Justices
Australia’s High Court Judges have an amazing array of qualifications, combined with stellar careers at the bar and in other judicial posts.
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Jul 2, 20131 min read
New Treaty to Improve Access to Books for Visually Impaired
A new international treaty is set to smooth the way for better access to published works for visually impaired people. Negotiated through th
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Jul 2, 20132 min read
Exam Dreams (and Nightmares)
Exams may be over, but the trauma can continue for months and even years afterwards in the form of exam dreams..
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Jul 2, 20132 min read
Reforming the Legal Profession: Yea or Nay?
As a Victorian lawyer who wants to practice across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, the idea of national regul
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Jul 1, 20131 min read
Community Legal Centres Under Pressure: Report
Twenty percent of people who approached community legal services had to be turned away in 2011/12, and continued underfunding combined with
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Jun 30, 20132 min read
How to get an Essay Published in a Law Journal
You spent ages researching and writing an essay or your honours thesis, and get some great feedback. But what do you do with your essay afte
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Jun 29, 20132 min read
The Invisible Procrastinators’ League
Life as an external student seems, on the face of it, to be an easier path: no set timetables, lectures are recorded and can be watched or l
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Jun 28, 20132 min read
Treading New Ground: Being the First Students at a New Law School
As I write this, law students all over the country (including me) are dying in bed after their end-of-exams celebrations. My classmates are
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Survive Law
Jun 27, 20132 min read
Changing Unis: Surviving a Course Transfer
When I first applied for the Juris Doctor, it was a little known degree and there were few course options available. So when I was accepted
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Jun 27, 20131 min read
Young Australian Unis Thrive in Global Rankings
Fourteen of Australia’s universities have been rated as some of the best in the world, in recent international rankings of universities less
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Jun 27, 20131 min read
Sex Discrimination Bill Passes Parliament
With Labor’s leadership turmoil saturating media coverage, it was easy to miss some of the other goings-on in Canberra this week, such as th
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Jun 25, 20131 min read
Access to Justice Inquiry Announced
Improving access to justice will be the subject of a new Productivity Commission inquiry, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announced last we
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Jun 25, 20131 min read
New Koori Court Opens in Melbourne
The County Koori Court became Melbourne’s newest court, after opening its doors yesterday. The Court aims to involve the accused and the Koo
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Jun 23, 20134 min read
Return to Law School: Rand Faied on Studying Law Twice
The first thing you notice about Rand is her beaming smile. A first-year University of Wollongong law student, she tells me she got into law
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Jun 22, 20132 min read
Working Hardly: What Would Denny Crane Do?
Denny Crane! Rich, famous, powerful. Always offering reasonable doubt for a reasonable price. So many of life’s problems can be solved by si
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Jun 22, 20132 min read
Book Review: Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi QC
In 1920, Harry Crawford was charged with the murder of his first wife, Annie. The sensational case captured the attention of the Australian
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Jun 21, 20131 min read
John Howard Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws
Former Prime Minister John Howard has today been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New South Wales. The unive
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