Deakin CREATE has partnered with DECJUBA Foundation to offer a unique mentoring program pairing humanitarian visa holders with local couples to help establish them in Australian lives, careers and education. Read more >>

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Michele Tucker, Principal Solicitor and Coordinator at Deakin Law Clinic, has been nominated as a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 2023 Women in Law Awards, in the NFP, Pro Bono or Community Legal Centre of the Year category. Congratulations Michele!

Congratulations to #DeakinLaw alumni Allison Vaughan and Carolyn Howe, newly appointed Victorian Magistrates!
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor @Jenni Lightowlers as the new Executive Dean of Deakin's Faculty of Business and Law, to lead the Faculty in the delivery of world class research and education. Congratulations Jenni!
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'Reform of the UN is functionally impossible, which is why we need to stop expecting so much from the global body.'
Deakin Law School academic Dr Tamsin Phillipa Paige writes for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand about why the #UNSC has failed on #Ukraine . 👇 buff.ly/3Ly2W4q

⚖️ | Misinformation is rife in discussions around the upcoming referendum to include a First Nations Voice to parliament.
Deakin's Professor Dan Meagher spoke to AAP FactCheck about a range of claims made in a viral video about the Voice.

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Are emojis just frivolous decoration in your text messages? According to multiple court rulings, they carry legal weight, #DeakinLaw expert Professor Marilyn McMahon tells the ABC.
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🎓 | Our brand new Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy & Economics combines an industry-leading legal education with an in-depth understanding of how power, incentives & ethics influence real-world decisions. More ➡️ ow.ly/nxXj50PEPlZ

👏 | Congratulations to Professor Dr Felicity Gerry KC KC selected by Global Law Experts as International Criminal Law Barrister of the Year 2023, following her significant work for Justice For Myanmar. Read more about her influential work ➡️ ow.ly/kIzM50PEPeZ Deakin University

🎙| Deakin University’s Assoc Prof Neera Bhatia discusses the case for allowing organ donation after voluntary assisted dying on ep 20 of MJA podcast. Listen now ➡️ ow.ly/aseH50PCaNq

🗓 | We’re thrilled to invite you to the 2023 Brookes Oration on Monday 4 Sept at Fed Square, delivered by Sally Capp AO - Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp discussing the topic ‘Do cities matter anymore?’ Free registration here ➡️ buff.ly/47ANxcW Deakin University

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ has captured Australia's imagination, but television viewership figures only tell a fraction of the story. If you watched the Matildas play last night, please take less than a minute to fill out this 5 question survey: deakin.au/matildas-survey

No, Aboriginal sovereignty is not written into the constitution. Deakin Law School Professor Dan Meagher sets the record straight via AAP FactCheck 👇

📰 | “Very few scholars have looked at this.” Investigating what good public governance could look like, and what needs to change from a legal perspective, was behind A/Prof. Ben Saunders’ recent win at the 2023
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Medical and legal experts - including Deakin Law School Assoc Prof Neera Bhatia - are calling for national best practice guidelines detailing how Australian voluntary assisted dying patients can also become organ donors. Via Matilda Marozzi ABC Melbourne buff.ly/3XVhmAE

👏 Congratulations A/Prof. Ben Saunders - winner of the Article/Chapter (General) award at the 2023 Australian Legal Research Awards Awards, for his journal article aiming to improve the effectiveness of public sector governance. Read the article here ➡️ buff.ly/44HzNLz Deakin University

Thank-you Deakin LSS for interviewing me about family law as a career for the 2023 DLSS Industry Careers Guide 2023. Congratulations on an excellent publication! The interview appears on page 15 deakinlss.org/industry-caree… Deakin Law School @Deakin #familylaw #auslaw

📰 | A new report argues laws are needed to protect Australians from life insurance discrimination based on genetic tests that identify increased risk of certain medical conditions.

Read more ➡️ ow.ly/GV5W50P2e1I via Monash University with contribution from Deakin University’s Penny Gleeson

👏 | A huge congratulations to #Deakin Law student Jacqui Fetter for being awarded the highly prestigious 2022 Supreme Court Prize. Read more about Jacqui’s story, including her non-traditional pathway to law here ➡️ ow.ly/39NI50P2e0C Deakin University

Several countries allow organ donation after voluntary assisted dying. In a new MJA paper, Neera Bhatia & co-authors lay out the case for the development of national best practice guidelines to enable these combined procedures in Australia too. >> buff.ly/3NzldP1