Research

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 | Low accuracy is just one issue with home DNA kits. Dr Andelka Phillips explores the issues with home testing and six questions you need to ask before engaging the personal genomics industry.

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

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

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.

THE CONVERSATION | In the wrong hands, generative AI could do untold damage. There’s a lot we stand to lose, should laws and regulations fail to keep up.

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.