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People march holding aloft a giant Ukranian flag

Is international law powerless against Russian aggression in Ukraine? No, but it's complicated

25 Feb 2022

The fact that Russia is part of the UN Security Council's powerful P5 group of nations means the UN is in a tricky position when it comes to maintaining peace among its member states.

Peyman Mostaghimi

UNSW trumps own record with 13 Fulbright Scholars in 2022

22 Feb 2022

Academics, PhD candidates and alumni will travel to US research institutions and organisations under the flagship foreign exchange program.

NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst

Explainer: how are chief justices appointed and how can the process be improved?

18 Feb 2022

A chief justice is more than just a court’s figurehead: they are responsible for defending and promoting the court’s institutional integrity, and this must be taken into account when appointing them.

James McCluskie, Anna Gurevich and James Meade at the presentation

UNSW students recognised as most employable for third consecutive year

16 Feb 2022

The AFR Most Employable University has been awarded to UNSW, with a record-breaking 42 students listed in the Top100 Future Leaders Competition.

People waving signs protesting government inaction in granting amnesty to Afghani refugees

If we're opening borders, why are thousands of refugees still awaiting entry?

16 Feb 2022

Why hasn’t Australia done more to ramp up its resettlement program, like Canada and the US?

Several protestors holding 'refugee freedom' signs at The Park Hotel in Swanston Street, Melbourne.

What can be done to make the living conditions of detained refugees more humane?

08 Feb 2022

Novak Djokovic’s stay at a detention hotel highlights how things should change, migration experts say. 

Students walking along Kensington Mall

UNSW Sydney community celebrates recipients of Australia Day Honours

28 Jan 2022

Academics in the fields of climate science, oncology and human rights are honoured in 2022.

Megan Davis

10 Minute Genius: Megan Davis on the power of Voice

25 Jan 2022

In 2017 on the lands of the Anangu, Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis stepped out from the shadow of Uluru and delivered the Uluru Statement from the Heart for the very first time. It was the first time anyone would hear it, and it was a process that showed the power of First Nation Voices. 

Treasurer Scott Frydenberg and Scott Morrison leave after giving a doorstop presser

Federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most

20 Jan 2022

With Australia now in the worst stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, there couldn't be a worse time to restrict Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments.

If denied, can Djokovic challenge the Minister's decision in court?

If denied, can Djokovic challenge the Minister's decision in court?

14 Jan 2022

Australian public law expert Associate Professor Janina Boughey explains what might happen if the Immigration and Home Affairs ministers use their personal discretionary powers to cancel the visa of tennis player Novak Djokovic.

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