News and events

British nurse Lucy Letby was last week sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in her care, and attempting to murder a further six.

Student submissions to the Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework.

The Indigenous Business Handbook was officially launched on Friday 18 August 2023.

Associate Professor Amy Maguire has topped 1 million reads on The Conversation. She has been a prolific contributor since 2014, authoring 77 articles and translating research for public and policy audiences across her areas of expertise.

Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use of the term “occupied Palestinian territories”.

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.

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 to discuss the case of William Tyrrell. William would have been 12 years old today, on the cusp of entering his teens and high school. Instead, he remains frozen in time — a cheeky three-year-old boy who loved Spider-man and drawing pictures.

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.