Ashraful Alam, a final year Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography and Planning, knows that migrants and their stories are often lost when they are reduced to the ‘slum dweller’ stereotype.
Arts
The Bawaka Collective
An innovative research collaboration between human geographers and Yolngu women as part of Bawaka Country in north east Arnhem Land – celebrating the awarding of Laklak Burarrwanga’s honorary doctorate.
Ancient beasts at Beni Hassan
Human-Animal Studies (HAS) is a rapidly growing field worldwide in which researchers from a range of disciplines explore our complex relationship with the animal world, both now and in the past.
The Unlawful Insult
The question of whether swearing in public should be a criminal offence was highlighted recently by a Sydney Local Court decision in dismissed three offensive language charges. These offensive language crimes are broadly drafted provisions that allow police and judicial officers significant discretion in policing and adjudicating offensiveness.
Accelerating the pace of reform
Over the first two weeks in October 2016, Dr Vijaya Nagarajan and Dr Archana Parashar were at NALSAR University of Law in India as part of the Government of India’s Global Initiative of Academic Networks. This network is aimed at bringing internationally recognized academics to Indian universities for collaborative research and to accelerate the pace of reform.
Improving the sentencing of environmental crimes
Environmental crime, such as pollution or clearing native vegetation without approval, is a relatively new area of criminal law. It has unique characteristics which can lead to punishments that don’t fit the crime. An important question for governments around the world is how to design laws that target environmental crime effectively.
Tackling Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse is most commonly perpetrated by the adult children of an older person, and older people with a cognitive impairment are particularly at risk.
Optus Future Makers
No notes, no power point slides and a strict three minute time limit – welcome to the Optus Future Makers pitch day.
Not just another face in the crowd: Regulating face recognition technologies on social media
Are you concerned about the impact of facial recognition software on social media?
Regulating the mining of the deep seabed
Mining the deep seabed for minerals, such as copper, manganese, and rare earth minerals is an emerging industry. The mining will be done by remotely operated vehicles at a depth of between 1500 and 6000 metres.