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ANALYSIS | Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations by separating military and civilian networks

UQ Law School students were recognised for their outstanding contributions to pro bono legal service at the recent UQ Law Awards.

Dr Mark Deng has travelled a long road – from his childhood home in war-torn South Sudan, through refugee camps, and finally, to Australia – to arrive at his current position at the TC Beirne School of Law.

Professor Tamara Walsh finds that for some children, the basic comforts available in youth detention facilities make their incarceration far more appealing than life in the sometimes disadvantaged homes they were fleeing.

Students, their family and friends, staff, special guests and members of the profession came together to celebrate the 2021 UQ Law Awards.

The UQ Pro Bono Centre regularly partners with seven Brisbane-based Community Legal Centres each semester to offer students work-integrated learning for academic credit.

South Sudan’s Chief Justice, Chan Reec Madut, has been implicated in serious corruption allegations since independence. As a consequence, the constitutional lines of power have become blurred as his overreach interferes with the separation of powers.

A parliamentary inquiry has endorsed Professor Patrick Parkinson’s proposal for a multidisciplinary tribunal to manage parenting disputes for those unable to afford legal representation.

Employees and journalists who expose organisational corruption are in danger of criminal charges under severe and complex national security laws, according to University of Queensland academics.

FEATURE | As World Press Freedom Day approaches, discover more about the legislative threats to press freedom in Australia and the reforms required now.

The Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot Competition is the most prestigious domestic moot Australia has to offer, and UQ secured the top prize in a testing 2020 competition.

Like dogs and cats, snakes and rats, journalists and the government are not supposed to be friends. But can they at least talk to each other? Peter Greste writes for The Conversation.

FEATURE | Journalists must be protected from prosecution in a much-needed overhaul of Australia’s Espionage Act 2018, according to a group of academics pushing for reform.

Students and staff at The University of Queensland Law School have a new leader with Professor Rick Bigwood taking the helm as Acting Head of School for 12 months.

Did you know you could be charged with spying if you connect with someone who turns out to be a foreign spy on LinkedIn?

Professor Peter Greste reflects on the latest Assange extradition ruling, asking if this is a victory for Assange and his supporters, or a blow to those who believe this case to be about protecting press freedom?

Inspiring future generations of Indigenous law students is the endgame for soon-to-be University of Queensland graduate Marty Doyle.

The “Richardson Review” – culminated in a four-volume declassified report containing 203 recommendations (13 of them classified) – has been embraced by the government, which took almost a year to consider the classified report.

As Australia emerges from a pandemic-fuelled hibernation unlike any before, many small businesses are blinking into the post-lockdown light, having spent the best part of 2020 scrambling to stay afloat. However, UQ Business and Law experts say there’s still time for small businesses to take stock and innovate.