Tag: law
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Iran investigates 900 schoolgirls’ poisoning
After nationwide protests erupted last year, resistance to Iran’s mandatory hijab law has exploded across the country. Women uncovering their hair an inch at a time. 900 schoolgirls have been poisoned by toxic gas on the 2nd of March 2023, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut. No girls have…
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Magistrate drops bail conditions for UNSW’s SRC education officer Cherish Kuehlmann
Student activist and SRC education officer, Cherish Kuehlmann, has challenged her bail conditions in court this morning and won. In late February, Kuehlmann was charged with ‘aggravated entry on enclosed land’ after participating in a 30-person protest at Commonwealth Bank. The charge carries a maximum penalty of $5,500. Magistrate Clare Farnan dismissed her bail…
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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…