News and Insights

On October 14, Australians said “no” to the Voice to the Parliament, choosing not to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory body in the Constitution.

Thanks to a team of 9 students from The University of Queensland Law School, Australians who need help with understanding or requesting NDIS funding will soon have access to a publicly available database to guide their appeals.

On Wednesday 23 August 2023, Associate Professor Shucheng (Peter) Wang from City University of Hong Kong gave a CPICL public seminar on the Constitutional Dialogism and ‘One Country, Two Systems’: Common Law vs Chinese Law? 

Brendan Walker-Munro and Sarah Kendall respond to the special Senate committee report on foreign interference through social media by electing on current laws and what still needs to be done.

THE CONVERSATION | The Voice is a simple idea. The proposed amendment to Australia’s Constitution is short and sweet.

The University of Queensland has claimed victory in the 23rd International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM), beating out teams from around the world to secure its tenth world-title win in the competition.

A law degree can take you almost anywhere. Learn how Famin’s time at UQ fuelled her passion for social justice as a pro bono and community investment lawyer.

THE CONVERSATION | The AUKUS partnership between Australia, the US and the UK includes an information exchange agreement. Although the partners are committed to sharing these technologies and information, there’s a problem.

THE CONVERSATION | Professor Graeme Orr examines the current rules for election funding in Australian politics, the latest parliamentary committee recommendations, and what the prospects are for lasting reform.

THE CONVERSATION | Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space to house the dead but a few key changes can make Australia’s cemeteries more sustainable and viable for generations to come.

ARTICLE | Research Fellow Pratap Devarapalli shares his perspective on the legal questions surrounding the ownership and use of AI-created works.

THE CONVERSATION | A Sydney businessman was arrested on charges of “recklessly” engaging in foreign interference, but only disseminated publically available information. What does Australia’s raft of new laws mean for people who deal in open-source information?

THE CONVERSATION | Dr Lauren Sanders examines two nuclear non-proliferation treaties to which Australia is a signatory, and how the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines squares with those commitments.

External CPICL Fellow Professor Simon Young has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship.

In an interview with the Brisbane Times, UQ Law School Professor Andreas Schloenhardt talks about the factors that make Australia a target of organised crime gangs.

A dinner was hosted by CPICL on 1 March 2023 at Patina Restaurant at the University of Queensland.

Large-scale drug drops, arms trafficking and money laundering are very real in modern Australia and this UQ course puts organised crime under the microscope.

THE CONVERSATION | ASIO had identified a “hive of spies” in the past year and removed them from the country, but why weren't they prosecuted?

THE CONVERSATION | Plibersek’s decision is the first time a coal mine has been refused in two decades, but those hoping the decision sets a precedent are likely to be disappointed.

A University of Queensland study has found many Indigenous women who died in custody had not been sentenced by a court, but were on remand or in protective custody.