Darren O’Donovan, Author at Law and Justice

So this robodebt thing sounds big. What do you need to know?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

This piece is all about giving those who haven’t been following the issue a quick overview of the main things driving the public controversy over robodebt. What are the questions that keep coming up? Who is affected? How big is… Continue Reading →

Robodebt: The End of the Beginning?

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

Last Tuesday’s robodebt backdown by the Federal Government rightly captured national headlines. In a stunning development, Services Australia has made some sort of admission, albeit of uncertain meaning and unknown implications. Victoria Legal Aid’s strategic litigation has run straight and… Continue Reading →

“Dial 1800 – Reverse Onus”: Coming to Grips with Robodebt

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

Last night’s ABC 7.30 report has generated a wave of interest in the three year campaign against the Department’s of Human Services robodebt programme. The reaction underlines that if Australians give two minutes to these stories, they meet the mums,… Continue Reading →

La Trobe LawTech explores big data, privacy and the law

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

This year La Trobe Law School’s LawTech team have been at the forefront of debates surrounding artificial technology, social media regulation and the role of big data in government decision making. La Trobe LawTech is a research, educational and consulting… Continue Reading →

Celebrating La Trobe Students’ Recent Mooting Success

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

La Trobe Law School's student teams have excelled in this year's domestic and international mooting competitions. In January, La Trobe's team of Danielle Chiaverini, Nicolas Muniz Saavedra and Paula Carlesso, placed third in the national rounds of the Phillip C.… Continue Reading →

Surveillance and Privacy in the Digital Age: An innovative approach to learning about privacy

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Darren O’Donovan

La Trobe Law School offers a cutting edge masters degree in Cybersecurity Law, with some subjects from this degree also being made available as electives to other masters students or our JD program. One of these subjects, “Surveillance and Privacy in the Digital Age”, is… Continue Reading →

Could you really go to jail for highlighting text in a PDF?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Darren O’Donovan

Yesterday’s reporting of leaked private information shocked the public – and triggered further debate on how we go about constructing and overseeing the management of data and personal information. Reading that the mobile numbers of virtually all Australia’s serving MPs,… Continue Reading →