Insurance premiums are likely to rise for all Australians in the wake of the Queensland floods, even in areas not prone to flooding, says Professor Michael Sherris of the Australian School of Business.
Predictions of one billion people made homeless by climate change are alarmist, writes international law expert Jane McAdam, who is in Geneva to present her research at the United Nations.
Criticising judges and 'scandalising the courts' is a criminal offence. Law student Eli Fisher thinks that should change - and it's an argument that's won him a major media law medal.
Relying on due process of the law alone is not enough to heal the wounds of injustice, anti-apartheid icon and former South African judge Albie Sachs has told a UNSW audience.
Human Rights campaigner and former Justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court, Albie Sachs, will deliver the 2010 Hal Wootten Lecture at UNSW on 14 September.
Recent business graduate Shanil Samarakoon is already making his mark, being named Sydney's Social Entrepreneur of the Year for his innovative development project in Africa.
Who forms Australia's next government is a question of politics not law, with the constitution silent about hung parliaments, says Professor George Williams.
Activist group GetUp's court victories create the opportunity for a major shake-up of electoral laws, including automatic enrolment of voters at 18, argues Professor George Williams.
