On 8 May 2017, Professor Gideon Boas was interviewed on ABC News’ The World Today. In the interview, Professor Gideon Boas comments on how recent reforms in Victoria might affect rape trials. Listen to the full interview on the ABC… Continue Reading
On 2 May 2017, Associate Professor Sara Smyth joined Damien Carrick on ABC Radio National’s Law Report to talk about how groups like the military, police, terror groups and criminals currently use drones, and how drones might be used in the… Continue Reading
Earlier this week, La Trobe Law School’s senior lecturer Dr Darren O’Donovan was featured on various news channels, after publishing his blog piece titled, ‘Querying the Government’s Authority to “Correct the Record‘. Dr Darren O’Donovan was quoted in articles published… Continue Reading
On 9 March 2017, Professor Gideon Boas was mentioned on the website of ABC World Today. In the article, Professor Gideon Boas comments on the recent Police Association proposal to determine bail in house. Access the full article, here.
On 27 September 2016, Dr Steven Tudor joined Rachel Carbonell on ABC Radio National’s Law Report to talk about how judges and magistrates can tell if someone is genuinely remorseful, and whether remorse is legally defined. On the show Dr Steven… Continue Reading
La Trobe Law School academics and students have recently made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee alleging violations of Australia’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The complaint to the UN was… Continue Reading
On 5 July 2016, Associate Professor Dr Fiona Kelly, was interviewed on ABC Radio National’s PM. She spoke about her research on transgender people under the age of 18 having to seek court permission to start taking cross-sex hormones. In an… Continue Reading
This evening, Professor Patrick Keyzer appeared on the ABC’s Four Corners, to comment on 22 year-old Hal Hunter’s case against Essendon Football Club. Hunter played at Essendon during the now notorious Essendon supplements scandal. Patrick Keyzer is a Professor of… Continue Reading
On 11 November 2015, Patrick McGee, Coordinator of the Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign at La Trobe Law School, joined Damien Carrick on ABC Radio National’s Law Report to talk about how Indigenous people with disabilities often get caught in a spiral of over policing, because of the absence of… Continue Reading
Join us for this year’s Sir John Quick lecture by David Hunt, the award winning and best-selling Australian history author and podcaster. David will discuss how a land settled by pickpockets, sheep thieves and Irishmen transformed from a tyranny into… Continue Reading