Legal experts are “united in pessimism” about the collection and use of big data and its impact on privacy, according to a communications surveillance-themed edition of the UNSW Law Journal.
The world's richest countries – including Australia – have turned their back on moves to rein in amoral 'vulture funds' that prey on nations who cannot pay their international debt, writes Ross Buckley.
The federal government may have to release or process thousands of asylum seekers, following a High Court ruling that sets significant new limits on the policy of indefinite detention, writes Joyce Chia.
The UNSW-based Australian Drug Law Reform Initiative has welcomed a new global report signed by dozens of world leaders that calls for the decriminalisation of drug use and possession.
A gaping hole lies in Australian law - there is no tort, or cause of action, enabling a person to sue for infringements of their privacy, writes George Williams.
How far should we go in recognising our first peoples in the constitution? Professor Megan Davis says true “recognition” must be more than “mere poetry” in a preamble. Read the full story in Uniken.
A penalty of five years’ imprisonment for a person who discloses information relating to a special intelligence operation would have a chilling effect on media freedom, writes Keiran Hardy.
