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Baffled by the concept that patients should have to seek help blindly without a clear indication of fees or access to information on more affordable options, UQ Law student James Gillespie set out to increase transparency in the healthcare industry.

Seven people connected with The University of Queensland’s School of Law have received Australia Day 2020 Honours.

The Australian government unequivocally rejects the charges as baseless, but when asked by reporters what they were doing to get her out of prison, the responses were vague.

A University of Queensland graduate and advocate for social justice has been named a 2020 Australia-at-large Rhodes Scholar.

Being part of The University of Queensland’s successful mooting team was the first step towards a potential career at the bar for Arts/Law Valedictorian Mia Williams.

A research project designed to develop a better understanding of the legal response to domestic violence has secured federal government funding for 2020.

Leading scholars from across Australia, drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, will converge at The University of Queensland’s School of Law to identify ways of improving laws, policies and outcomes for vulnerable individuals seeking refugee protection in Australia.

For The Conversation: Dr David Jefferson explains the intellectual property law that gives courts more options to protect plant breeders' rights.

Students from The University of Queensland School of Law are donating their time to help Queensland high schools as part of the largest coordinated law outreach program to date.

For The Conversation: Professor Tamara Walsh says many young people are being charged with criminal offences while in the child protection system.

Associate Professor Paul Harpur from The University of Queensland’s School of Law will address the United Nations agency dedicated to advancing social justice and promoting decent work today.

UQ Law's Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh has been recognised by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia with two prestigious awards.

Two Law School staff members were among those honoured at UQ's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law staff excellence awards.

For The Conversation: Professor Graeme Orr breaks down Scott Morrison's vow to outlaw boycott campaigns helmed by activists - and explains why the mining industry doesn't need protection.

In a bid to transform the legal profession, four UQ students have taken home $10,000 after winning the KWM Transform Law prize. Taking out first place was the JustAI team with their product Minrva, an AI and machine-learning powered search engine that provides answers to the everyday legal questions searched for by Queenslanders.

Speakers from across the Pacific Islands and Australia came together on 11 October 2019 at The University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute to discuss the specific human rights, including Indigenous rights, immediately challenged by the global climate crisis.

Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh explains what an Australian Media Freedom Act might look like and how it could work.

Inspiring tales of collaboration between researchers from UQ’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL) and their non-profit and community partners are the focus of the 2019 BEL Research Profile.