Issue 20 – November 2018

It has been a real privilege to meet with and hear from so many members of our extraordinary alumni community in my first year as Dean.

From Russia’s ban from the Winter Olympics to the Australian cricket team’s ball tampering saga, 2018 has been an uncomfortable year for many sports bodies.

Recent controversies such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the management of the Australian Government’s My Health Record database have again highlighted concerns about our data privacy.

The explosion in popularity of online and subscription streaming services is heralding a ‘golden age’ of television.

When Melbourne Law School established the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS) in 1988, with Professor Cheryl Saunders AO as its first director, the world was on the cusp of a major explosion in comparative constitutional law.

Australia’s ‘black’ or ‘hidden’ economy amounts to nearly $50 billion a year, according to a Federal Government taskforce estimate.

MLS Professor Miranda Stewart was recognised in the Australian Financial Review/Qantas 100 Women of Influence 2018 awards for her contribution to public policy.

Australia’s infrastructure boom is showing no signs of abating.

Natural disasters are on the rise. Without adequate laws in place, authorities can be overwhelmed and vital aid delayed, according to MLS alumni working in the field.

The creep of technology in our lives brings with it many ramifications and it’s precisely these developments – good and bad – that a team of Melbourne Law School academics are investigating.

Peg Lusink AM celebrated her 96th birthday earlier this year. A trailblazer for women in the law, she reflects on her career and time as a law student.

For MLS alumna Priyadarshani Sherchan, moving from her home in Nepal to set up a law firm in Bangalore has proved to be very rewarding.

A desire to make a difference in people’s lives has seen Lindy Morgan spend nearly three decades working in family law, from Gippsland to Darwin.

Professor Robert Baxt AO made a remarkable contribution throughout his career in the legal profession, in academia and with regulators.