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THE CONVERSATION | After a data breach that exposed 10 million current and former Optus customers, more substantive reform is needed to tighten Australia’s loose approach to data privacy and protection.

Journalists may face decades in prison for ‘foreign interference’ offences unless urgent changes are made to Australia’s national security laws, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

THE CONVERSATION | Optus had a legitimate need to collect data, but how long does it need to hold a copy of your passport?

Research Fellows Renato S M Costa and Terefe Sahelu Gebreyesus from the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law (CPICL) successfully competed in the 2022 Law School 3MT competition. Terefe went on to represent The Law School in the Faculty competition. 

STUDENT REPORT | Transitioning to adulthood: An overview of the impact of the law when a young person with autism spectrum disorder transitions to adulthood

ARTICLE | Themes emerging from a workshop with the International Peace and Security Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and our Future of War research group

THE CONVERSATION | Hyper-collection represents a growing trend by large companies to collect, sort, analyse and use more information than they need, usually in covert or passive ways. In many cases, hyper-collection is not supported by a truly legitimate commercial or legal purpose.

The University of Queensland Bachelors of Economics / Laws (Honours) graduate, Michaela Gyasi-Agyei, has always had a love of learning.

Mitree Vongphakdi awarded the UQ Pro Bono Publico Award for 2021

Famin Ahmed (Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) and Arts '19) is the UQ alum behind a social enterprise that is raising funds for women facing domestic violence in Queensland – one fashionable hat at a time

NEWS | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has appointed Rain Liivoja, our Deputy Dean Research, as a Visiting Legal Fellow for 2022-2023.

THE CONVERSATION | Can courts ensure political parties' powerbrokers abide by the party rules that they, by and large, write? It’s a simple question, but the answer to it is a mess.

THE CONVERSATION | The higher education sector is susceptible to national security threats, but how do we guard against espionage without impinging on academic freedom?

The Law and Future of War Research Group at the University of Queensland is inviting abstracts on the topic of ‘Emerging Technologies and Domestic Military Law: Comparative Views on Principles, Policies and Practice’.

THE CONVERSATION | Dr Brendan Walker-Munro explores how drones are being used in the Ukrainian-Russian war and what this means for future warfare.

Undergraduate law students Louis Laing, Kirsty McRuvie and Georgia Whybird share their experience participating in the Summer 2021 virtual internship with Justice Centre Hong Kong, facilitated by the UQ Pro Bono Centre as part of LAWS5233 Transnational Perspectives in Law.

For International Women's Day 2022 we spoke to inspiring female academics and alumni from the Business, Economics and Law Faculty about their career successes, advice on overcoming workplace challenges and tips for women at the start of their careers.

THE CONVERSATION | Will laws to counter foreign interference do enough – or anything at all – to deter the threat of electoral interference in Australia?