unsw law and justice

A migrant worker picks grapes on a vineyard

Organisations and unions across Australia are calling for whistleblower protections for migrant workers who report exploitation.

Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef

Giving nature and the environment the same legal rights as humans is gaining ground as a new strategy to protect them from disaster.

Uluru Statement from the Heart

The University affirms its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and its call for a First Nations Voice to Parliament.

A large crowd at a summer music festival

There are concerns about harm reduction strategies this summer as a restless bunch of young adults test the limits of a depleted hospitality industry.

Disks and wheels of an early calculating machine

Ada Lovelace said computers could not invent. But a century later, Alan Turing pointed out inventiveness in machines could be found in their capacity to produce surprising and innovative results.

Three figures with tape plastered across their mouths

In cases where human rights are abused through the economic activity of a large corporation, signing a waiver of one’s rights in exchange for compensation is often grossly inadequate.

A nurse at the injecting centre checks on the welfare of a patron

Knowing the clients who inject drugs in Sydney’s only injecting centre gives staff a better chance to deliver more suitable overdose treatment.

two aboriginal women seen from behind

Last week, the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children found Indigenous women are eight times more likely to be murdered. What needs to happen?

An Optus logo on a building

Changing to the European Union standard would add significant penalties for companies and protections for consumers, says a UNSW expert in the future of law. 

Walls of a prison

A UN report into the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, says allegations of torture are 'credible'. 

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