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Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here’s what Australia can do

Published on: 7 August 2023

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 Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise

Published on: 4 August 2023

THE CONVERSATION | The Voice is a simple idea. The proposed amendment to Australia’s Constitution is short and sweet.
AUKUS is supposed to allow for robust technology sharing. The US will need to change its onerous laws first

Published on: 17 July 2023

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.
Proposed spending and donations caps may at last bring genuine reform to national election rules

Published on: 21 June 2023

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.
Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too - 4 changes that can make burial sustainable

Published on: 30 May 2023

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.
The copyright conundrum: Who owns content generated by AI?

Published on: 15 May 2023

ARTICLE | Research Fellow Pratap Devarapalli shares his perspective on the legal questions surrounding the ownership and use of AI-created works.
Could using open-source information online get you arrested for foreign interference?

Published on: 4 May 2023

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?
If AUKUS is all about nuclear submarines, how can it comply with nuclear non-proliferation treaties?

Published on: 15 March 2023

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.
CPICL Fellow has been awarded a Fullbright Scholarship

Published on: 13 March 2023

External CPICL Fellow Professor Simon Young has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship.
Professor Andreas Schloenhardt on why Australia is a target for organised crime

Published on: 13 March 2023

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.