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What the Bondi Junction tragedy tells us about compulsory treatment

How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?

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Legal Affairs

Informative commentary on legal issues and advances in Victorian, Federal and international law.

  1. 21 August 2015 – Government, Public Administration, Students

    First recipient of new Master’s degree

    Meet the First Graduate of the Melbourne School of Government’s Master of Public Administration.

  2. 12 July 2016 – Australian Federal Elections, Australian Politics, Elections, Melbourne School of Government, Voting

    Why it’s too late for Malcolm Turnbull

    Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull goes into an unstable and divided 45th Parliament, which will make decision making and public policy complicated.

  3. 22 March 2016 – Australian Federal Elections, Australian Politics, Democracy, Parliament, Politics

    The PM has painted a very clear picture

    Australian Prime Minister Mr Turnbull has put the onus for a July election squarely on the Senate crossbenchers by threatening a double dissolution election.

  4. 12 February 2016 – Australia, Australian Politics, Energy, Gas, Public Discourse

    The coal seam gas debate must be more than hot air

    AGL announces it will quit exploring coal seam gas in New South Wales. What's really behind their decision, asks University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 13 July 2016 – Elections, Income Tax, Reforms, Taxes

    When it comes to tax, Australians want a fair go

    Reforming our tax system is an issue of social equality, inclusion and fairness.

  6. 20 April 2016 – Children, Neuroscience, Public Policy, Teenagers

    Policy-making (mis)using the brain

    Neuroscience has been used as justification for particular policy initiatives. But in some cases the science was misused.

  7. 3 November 2015 – Humanitarian, International Law, Nazism, Trials, War Crimes

    Crimes against humanity

    Gerry Simpson engages in a critical stocktaking of this century of retributive humanitarianism

  8. 10 December 2015 – Democracy, Development, Policy

    What we can do to fix democracy

    The Democracy in Transition conference gave participants the opportunity to "fix democracy". So what ideas did they come up with?

  9. 13 May 2016 – Australian Economy, Australian Federal Elections, Australian Politics, Democracy, Voting

    Election Watch: Australia 2016

    Election Watch, a University of Melbourne website, that will

  10. 3 February 2016 – Disability, Research

    Researching disability

    Researchers need to continue focusing on eliminating a history of discriminatory practices in disability research.