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This year marks a significant milestone for women in policing: the 125th anniversary of the first official recognition of a police matron in Australia. However, women worked in this role for at least 50 years before receiving official recognition.

On Friday 14 July 2023, the Centre for Law and Social Justice hosted its Algorithmic Justice Symposium at the University of Newcastle Sydney Campus.

Associate Professor Neil Foster was interviewed by ABC Local Radio’s Paul Turton, discussing the benefits and detriments of the common law of torts, and a leading case on “law and religion” issues involving the Jehovah’s Witnesses group during World War II.

For those in the LGBTQIA+ community, Pride month is a chance to be out, loud and proud. But in the United States, there's been an uneasy quiet hanging over this June. Big brands who once didn't think twice about cashing in on the pink dollar have scaled back support.

Dr Justin Ellis new book ‘Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer - Fighting for Recognition in Technocratic Times’ is now available.

Associate Professor Xanthe Mallett interviewed by ABC News about the William Tyrrell case.

Neil Foster was interviewed by Paul Turton on ABC Newcastle, to discuss significant law cases. The interview provides a comparison between legal systems in Australia and the United States.

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.

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 Refugee Education Migration Pathways.

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

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. The Newcastle Migration Research Network is a team of researchers that facilitates inclusive forums for academics and practitioners to share knowledge regarding the resettlement experiences of refugees.