June 2023

University of Newcastle Legal Centre director Shaun McCarthy, who has formerly acted as Ms Folbigg's instructing solicitor, said he had heard from many of the students who helped him work on her case between 2013 and 2017.

Jess Hodge is the co-founder of Resourceful Living, a company addressing the plastic crisis by giving new life to recycled products through developing sustainable pathways for plastic waste.

The inaugural winners of the University of Newcastle’s ‘Reconciliation Awards’ have been crowned, signifying the achievement and glamour of the 2023 Reconciliation Ball.

Australian battery recycling technology company, Battery Pollution today revealed a co-operaton agreement with Australia’s University of Newcastle focussed on the development of proprietary processes for the recovery of cobalt, lithium, graphite and nickel from spent Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System batteries.

In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children. She has now been released from prison, 20 years later, after being pardoned by the Attorney General of New South Wales.

On Monday 5 June 2023, Associate Professor Amy Maguire represented the University of Newcastle, at the Minister's Roundtable on Transforming Lives through a Refugee Education Migration Pathway, in Melbourne.

Associate Professor Xanthe Mallett interviewed regarding the independent Criminal Case Commission in Australia.

The University of Newcastle’s longstanding commitment to sustainability has been demonstrated with the University ranking 28th in the world Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

Please attribute to a University of Newcastle Council Spokesperson:“The University of Newcastle Council is responsible for determining and approving the Vice Chancellor’s terms and conditions of employment.

The Newcastle Migration Research Network, with the support of the Centre for Law and Social Justice, hosted its first event on the 30th of May.

Neil Foster was interviewed by Paul Turton on ABC Newcastle, to discuss pivotal cases in consumer protection.