Legal Affairs

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

30 November 2023 – COP28, Climate Change, Finance, Middle East, United Nations
COP28 is a global stocktake of climate change
This year’s UN climate change conference (COP28) could disappoint or deliver meaningful actions, say University of Melbourne experts.
30 November 2023 – Adaption, COP28, Climate Change, Middle East, Politics
On the ground and hoping ambition triumphs at COP28
University of Melbourne's Professor Jacqueline Peel is in Dubai for COP28 and hoping for positive progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement
29 November 2023 – Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, Employment, Law, Privacy
When AI gets it wrong, workers suffer
AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality, says University of Melbourne expert
2 May 2018 – Australian Football League, History, Racism, Sport and Culture, Sports
Footy, history and a changing Australia
Aussie Rules has the power to bring people together; but as University of Melbourne researchers discuss, it has also reflected the struggle for social change.
18 September 2023 – Australian Politics, Cost of Living, Higher Education, Social Welfare, Universal Access
Universities can’t forget about lower socio-economic students
To increase higher education participation, the Government first needs to tackle the barriers for disadvantaged students, says a University of Melbourne expert
11 August 2023 – Australian Indigenous History, Indigenous, Law, Water, Water Management
The legacy of aqua nullius is causing a sustainability disaster
Australia’s water ecosystems are in trouble due to the concept that water belonged to no one during British colonisation, says University of Melbourne research.
26 June 2023 – Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, War in Ukraine, Wars
Why Prigozhin’s march on Moscow was not a coup
The Wagner group ‘mutiny’ grew out of an intra-elite feud in Russia – and it's a growing problem for Vladimir Putin, says University of Melbourne expert.
9 May 2023 – Government, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Workplace Culture, Workplace Health and Safety
Building mentally healthy workplaces
Governments and employers must do more to prevent psychiatric injury and mental ill-health at work, says University of Melbourne researcher
2 May 2023 – Homeless, Protest, Protest Movements, Urban Design, Urban Planning
Bendigo Street and occupation as protest
The Bendigo Street Occupation shows housing activists and local governments can better work together for housing justice, say University of Melbourne experts.
13 April 2023 – Australian Politics, Indigenous, Law, Prison, Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Quantifying an Australian crisis: Black deaths in custody
Official statistics recorded 106 deaths in custody last year, but these figures underestimate the scale of the crisis, says a University of Melbourne expert.