The Australian has recently unveiled its list of the Top 250 Researchers for 2025, showcasing leaders across 250 diverse fields of study—those whose work has made a profound impact on their disciplines. Congratulations to Professor Ben Mathews, who has been recognised as the leading Australian researcher in the…
Dementia disproportionately affects women whether living with dementia or supporting someone living with dementia in aged care, a fact largely ignored in the final report of the Aged Care Royal Commission, an analysis by QUT health law researchers has found. Analysis of the RC into Aged Care Quality…
Australian voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws are very similar, but how VAD is implemented by each state and territory can make a significant difference. Recently published research by Ben White, Amanda Ward, Rachel Feeney, Laura Ley Greaves and Lindy Willmott examines how the VAD system has been working…
Dr Danielle Bozin, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, will present at the QUT Research Showcase on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The Showcase celebrates the achievements of five early to mid-career researchers, who will deliver brief presentations discussing the impact of their research in their respective fields.…
QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research is seeking to appoint a new Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a 3-year appointment. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work with Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott on a range of research projects about voluntary assisted dying and other aspects of end-of-life decision-making. The position is full-time, but part-time applications…
Child sexual abuse is common in Australia. The best evidence of this comes from the 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), which surveyed 8,500 Australians aged 16 and over. The ACMS found 28.5% of the national population has experienced sexual abuse before age 18 by any person (adult…
Volume 4 of the Australian Journal of Law & Religion has been published. It is a special issue on Theology and Jurisprudence co-edited and published by Associate Professor Alex Deagon. Among many excellent articles, it contains an article on Christianity and Law in the Enlightenment by world-leading law…
Volume 3 of the Australian Journal of Law & Religion is now available. Volume 3 and all contributions can be downloaded for free as PDFs from the Australian Journal of Law & Religion website. About the Journal The Australian Journal of Law & Religion is the first peer-reviewed,…
A new book called Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights has been written by Dr Julia Duffy (pictured, above), Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) in the QUT Faculty of Business and Law. About the book Personhood, in liberal…
Specially trained voluntary assisted dying care navigators have greatly improved access to assisted dying in Victoria, a patient experience study recently published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found. The study team, pictured above from left, Ruthie Jeanneret, Professor Ben White, Professor Lindy Willmott and Dr Eliana Close…
