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Monthly Archives: September 2015
RUMLAE Launch 2 and 3 September 2015
On 2 September, His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le, Governor of South Australia formally launched the Adelaide Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics (RUMLAE) in the Ballroom at Government House. Over 100 guests attended the event representing Government, Industry, the Red Cross and the University. The principal address was delivered by His Excellency […]
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Keep Updated – International Study Tour Designed to Advance Future Aboriginal Leaders
19 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law and humanities students (from the University of Adelaide as well as from Flinders University, University of South Australia, La Trobe University and the University of New England) have departed for their study tour to New Zealand and Canada. You can follow the student’s journey via updates on the […]
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The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG unveils portrait of Dr Duncan
The tragic death of Dr Duncan in May 1972 was a catalyst for gay law reform in Australia. The newly appointed lecturer to the Adelaide Law School drowned in the Torrens after being a victim of a homophobia attack. On 11 September the Adelaide Law School celebrated the 40th anniversary of law reform in South […]
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Adelaide Law Students Offered an Opportunity to Learn About Remote South Australia
For the first time, third and final year students taking environmental law are embarking on an eight day biodiversity planning tour for credit, which now includes an indigenous cultural awareness program. “This study tour gives students a chance to gain direct knowledge and greater understanding about some of the issues that may arise in their […]
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Low-cost labour or cultural exchange? Reforming the Working Holiday visa programme
In a recent article in the Economics and Labour Relations Review, PLPRU Director, Associate Professor Alex Reilly, examines the Working Holiday visa programme in Australia. Click here to read the full article. The following is an abstract of Alex’s article: The article considers the place of Working Holiday visas in Australia’s migration policy and socio-economic […]
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Young Lawyers Mentoring Program
Earlier this year, Gabrielle Golding (PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow from the Adelaide Law School) successfully launched the ‘Young Lawyers Mentoring Program’ for final year students from the Adelaide Law School. The Program has allowed for 40 final year Law students to be mentored by active young legal practitioners who are all members of the […]
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Workshop on the Regulation of Military Activities in Outer Space
The domain of outer space has become increasingly congested, contested and competitive, and hostilities there are becoming more likely. Efforts have been undertaken to restrict the increasing militarization of space, but they have met with varying success. The simple fact is that we heavily rely upon satellite means for communication, GPS, weather forecasting, remote sensing […]
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Women and Representation: Cross-Party Collaboration in the Australian Federal Parliament
In the forthcoming edition of Parliamentary Affairs, Adele Lausberg, PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies, examines the issue of cross-party collaboration in the Australian federal parliament. The following is the abstract of the article: The Parliament of Australia has been host to a rare phenomenon of ‘cross-party collaboration’ (CPC), in which […]
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Don Dunstan Foundation Migration Update Conference
Last week PLPRU Director, Alex Reilly, was a panelist at the annual Don Dunstan Foundation Migration Update Conference in Adelaide. Alex spoke at the final session on ‘The Way Ahead: Recommendations for policy integration in SA’ with Ms Vickie Chapman MP (Deputy State Liberal Leader). Mr Joe Szakacs (Secretary, SA Unions) and His Worship Brenton […]
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International Study Tour Designed to Advance Future Aboriginal Leaders
In September and October 2015, after a series of pre-departure workshops and a smoking ceremony to send them on our way, 19 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law and humanities students (from the University of Adelaide as well as from Flinders University, University of South Australia, La Trobe University and the University of New England), […]
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