The Faculty of Business and Law (QUT), in partnership with the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR), is offering four bursaries to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health executives, leaders, and PhD/ MPhil candidates to attend the 5th International Conference on Assisted Dying and Other End-of-Life…
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) annual oration is delivered by leading international experts in health law. On Wednesday 19th November 2025, the 13th Annual Oration was delivered by Professor Tracie O. Afifi. Professor Afifi was welcomed by Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Paula McDonald and ACHLR…
A new issue of Law, Technology and Humans has been published. Volume 7(3) includes a collection of symposium articles from Legal Education in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Guest Editor Zubair Abbasi (University of London, UK) brings together a collection of articles around a central inquiry: How…
On the 5th of November 2025, ACHLR member Professor Philip Baker was awarded the prestigious Asia-Pacific Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Medal of Merit at the 56th meeting of APACPH in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The award, conferred by APACPH, recognises “outstanding services that are consistent with the mission…
Professor Anna Huggins from the QUT School of Law has been awarded an ARC Discovery Project grant for the project Next Generation Environmental Regulation: Integrating Regulatory Technology. The project aims to develop new approaches for effectively integrating regulatory technology into environmental regulation to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy.…
The United Kingdom Parliament is considering a bill aimed at making smoking obsolete, which has been endorsed in a report by long-time tobacco endgame campaigner, Professor Matthew Rimmer. Bill faces pushback from Big Tobacco which helped defeat UK’s previous smoke-free future attempts 1,200+ health authorities call for swift…
Among the inspiring Queenslanders nominated for the 2026 Australian of the Year is Distinguished Professor Ben Mathews, recognised for his groundbreaking work in child abuse research. A leading voice in child protection law and policy, Ben Mathews has dedicated his career to improving the lives of vulnerable children…
A new article from QUT Law Lecturer Nicole Landy published in Law, Technology and Humans outlines findings from a seven-month study involving students enrolled in QUT’s Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, also known as the Practical Legal Training (PLT). Participants engaged with several GenAI use cases embedded in…
Volume 6 of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion (AJLR) has now been published online. The Australian Journal of Law and Religion is the first peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on the complex and dynamic interactions of faith and law in Australia and the South Pacific. Every issue…
This week (20-26 October) is International Open Access Week. This year’s theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, in a time of disruption, communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce. It also challenges us to reflect on not only who has access…
