Tag: law
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Profile: A Day In The Life Of A Modern-Day Superwoman
By Deanna Ruseska Juggling a private law firm, a family of six and sweaty gym goers, Urania Zafiris is highly motivated woman, who is far from your stereotypical mother. Sometimes her life is so busy that clients get arrested in the process… Tucked away above a real estate agency near Ramsgate Beach in the south […]
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What Happens When A Fraudster Refuses To Repay Their Victims?
By Henry Chen Last year, our friends over at Honi Soit reported allegations that a University of Sydney student had stolen $12,000 from various student societies on campus. If the fraud is proven, how will the societies get their money back? And, upon reflection, are we really comfortable with using the media to name and […]
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Why Is UNSW Law Trailing & Failing In Its Approach To Mental Health?
By Hannah Wootton Law school and mental illness have long been synonymous in Australia. According to the University of Sydney’s Brain & Mind Research Institute, 35 per cent of law students in Australia report high or very high levels of stress. As a law student at UNSW, I am acutely aware of the terrifying truth […]
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From a Centrelink Start-up Loan to a $500 UNSW Bookshop Loan: UNSW Responds to Trimester Concerns
By Brittney Rigby, Managing Editor In a presentation entitled “Law Student Questions” distributed by the Law Faculty Student Representatives last week, it was revealed that, once trimesters begin in 2019, UNSW will offer a “free bridging loan” in the form of a $500 bookshop voucher to stand in for Centrelink’s Start-up Loan in Trimester […]
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Law Students Barricade The Law Building In A Desperate Attempt To Protect Their Library
By Stephen Brannon Students were shocked this morning to discover that finally, after years of blissfully occupying a law library desk, the doors had been barred shut by angry law students. Late last night, a band of furious law students chained all entrances to the multi-story library, before piling chairs and cabinets against the entrances […]
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Something Happened: The Government Wants to Read Your Email
We all do things we’d rather not have others know about. It’s part of being a human being, what goes on between our ears is our own business. We deserve and expect privacy in what we do as a cultural norm. What we do in the comfort of our own homes as long as it […]