The Right to Education in Queensland - an interview with Abi Ketheeswaran and...
For the first blog post of the year, we interviewed law students Madeleine Jensen and Abi Ketheeswaran in relation to the pro bono work they have been undertaking over the last few months on the Human...
View ArticleFarewell to Bridget Burton
Interview by Madeleine Jensen & Melanie Karibasic This week we say farewell to Acting Director of the UQ Pro Bono Centre, Bridget Burton. For the past 18 months, the Centre, University and students...
View Article#LetHerSpeak: Sexual Assault and Tasmania’s Gag Laws
Article by Linden Peacock Content warning: this article discusses rape, sexual assault and child abuse. In the years since social activist Tarana Burke first used the phrase “Me Too,” the #MeToo...
View ArticleReligious Freedom Bill - what will happen?
In 2018, the Prime Minister and Attorney-General released the Report of the Religious Freedom Review that concluded that there is an opportunity to further protect and better promote freedom of...
View ArticleSummary of Tips from the DFAT Graduate Program Presentation
Did you miss the DFAT Graduate Program Presentation last Wednesday? There’s no need to worry! We have got you covered.For the first time ever, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (‘DFAT’) came...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Correctional Facilities – a cause for concern?
Concerns have been raised regarding the potential for serious outbreaks of COVID-19 to occur in correctional facilities across Australia. This follows reports that other countries, such as China and...
View ArticleThe surge in Domestic Violence cases and its link with COVID-19
In light of the development of COVID-19, stringent measures such as self-isolation and quarantine regulations have been put in place in order to minimise human contact and therefore slow down the...
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Court Closures: How COVID-19 could affect the justice system
With closures still occurring all around the world due to COVID-19, many eyes have turned to the legal profession wondering what will become of it. Currently in Australia, measures have differed from...
View ArticleIn Conversation with UQ alumna Famin Ahmed: domestic violence, the Famin...
PRESS 'ESCAPE' on your keyboard to IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THIS PAGE if you need to.TRIGGER WARNING: this interview contains discussions around topics such as domestic violence and family violence. Famin...
View ArticleThe End of a Chapter: Monica Taylor departs from Director role at the UQ Pro...
JATL sat down to have a chat with Monica Taylor, who has recently departed from the Director role at the UQ Pro Bono Centre, and has embarked on a new chapter of her career at the Queensland Council of...
View ArticleWomen’s March 4 Justice and the Community Legal Sector
On the 15th March, “Tens of thousands of people … turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country.”[i]The protests came about in the...
View ArticleParole Delays: a call for urgent review of the parole system in Queensland
By Mitree Vongphakdi, TreasurerUnprecedented. Unsustainable. Unacceptable.Regardless of your personal views, from an objective standpoint, you should be concerned about the existing delays with the...
View ArticleSilent and deafening threats to judicial independence in Australia
By Rory Brown, Blog Editor. The views expressed herein are those of the author alone. Recently, UQ students were privileged to hear from The Honourable Catherine Holmes, Chief Justice of the Supreme...
View ArticleJATL Alumni Series (#1): Rachel Tomassen
An Interview with Rachel Tomassen, 2020 JATL PresidentTo launch the Blog’s JATL Alumni Series, we interviewed 2020 JATL President, Rachel Tomassen. Rachel graduated from the University of Queensland...
View Article(dis)Ability Champion: An Interview with Associate Professor Paul Harpur
By Mitree Vongphakdi, Treasurer“Impossible is only two letters from possible and you do not need sight to have vision.”Paul, who you’ve probably seen around the halls of Forgan Smith with his furry...
View ArticleLAW & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SERIES: On community organising and re-defining the...
The JATL Law and Social Movement series will be a series of conversations with Queensland law graduates who have gone on to do incredible work in the social movement organising space. It can be...
View ArticleUnderstanding Roe v Wade
By Stella Dziov, Blog EditorThe decision in Roe v Wade has been fundamental in the American justice system for protecting the right to an abortion. It has saved countless lives in conservative states...
View ArticleOn rethinking the relationship between law and progressive social change -...
The JATL Law and Social Movement series will be a series of conversations with Queensland law graduates who have gone on to do incredible work in the social movement organising space. It can be...
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