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08 December 2020
Research
Dr Faith Gordon is a senior lecturer at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law with a background in law and criminology.

01 December 2020
Student life
When applications opened for the United States Government Student Leadership Conference 2020 a year ago, it presented an enticing opportunity to university students across Australia.

24 November 2020
Research
Lockdowns in response to COVID-19 have resulted in a surge in domestic violence around the world.

23 November 2020
When Associate Professor Anthony Hopkins arrived in Alice Springs in 1997 as a law student intern at the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service (now the

13 November 2020
Research
On 1 January 2019, Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 entered into force requiring around 3,000 entities based or operating in Australia to

12 November 2020
The Australian National University (ANU) has demonstrated its excellence in legal research, with five scholars shortlisted in the 2020 Australian Leg

11 November 2020
Research
Dr Esmé Shirlow, a senior lecturer at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has co-authored a new chapter with the late Professor David D.

11 November 2020
Alumni
More than a dozen alumnae from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law have been named as finalists in the 2020 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards.

05 November 2020
Alumni
Funding positions ANU as national leader for early career legal research
Three researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law have been awarded almost $1.3 million in Federal Government funding for their interdisciplinary, socio-legal projects under the Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) scheme.

03 November 2020
Student life
When Charlotte Michalowski and Andrew Ray were encouraged by one of their lecturers to make a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, The Australian National University (ANU) law students didn’t hesitate to answer the challenge.

28 October 2020
Student life
Art and multimedia may not immediately come to mind when you think about traditional law school assessments, but students at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law recently embraced both for a memorable group assignment.

27 October 2020
Research
Although the Federal Government might not consider a pandemic to be the best time to consult with the public on legislation establishing a Commonwealth Integrity Commission, there is one public consultation occurring now that might have the potential to transform transparency and accountability of government.

27 October 2020
Research
Dr Will Bateman, a senior lecturer and expert on law, finance and technology at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has authored a new book that explores critically impo

19 October 2020
Alumni
Where can your law degree from The Australian National University (ANU) take you? How can you equip yourself with the knowledge to better succeed?

16 October 2020
Alumni
On 13 October, we were thrilled to host the final of the ANU Gender Identity + Sexuality Law Moot, the first competition of its k