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The Conversation: How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains

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The Conversation: An illegal bioweapons lab was found in a Las Vegas garage. It’s a warning for Australia

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Engineering & Technology

International model law aims to strengthen building accountability and regulatory clarity

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Reflections on Bondi attack

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Law

Georgina Dimopoulos secures 2026 DECRA to advance family law research

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University News

Southern Cross University celebrates 2025 Alumni Impact Award winners

2025 Alumni Impact Award winners
Law

The Conversation: Foreign spies are trying to steal Australian research. We should be doing more to stop them

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Law

Family Law 4 Kids aims to make parental separation easier for children

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Young people and the law: Are ‘adult crime, adult time’ policies working?

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Law

AI versus artists: the Australian copyright debate

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Kay Danes OAM: Into the heart of human rights

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Law

Southern Cross Mock Trials inspire the next generation of legal minds

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Law

Making Australia’s research security ecosystem work smarter

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New research finds financial abuse can be perpetrated in unmonitored ways

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Law

The Conversation: Family law changes will better protect domestic violence victims – and their pets

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Law

The Conversation: Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why

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Law

Protected, resource or pest? The rights of animals under Australian law

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Law

Law graduate Emily Williams represents Australia as foreign diplomat

Emily Williams representing Australia at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York in 2024
Law

The Conversation: Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?

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The Conversation: ‘They’re meant to help and did the complete opposite’: many children feel silenced by family courts

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Southern Cross University Law conference addresses housing and homelessness in the Northern Rivers

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Law

Experts call for reforms to medicinal cannabis roadside testing

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Law

A life of advocacy for law graduate Sam Forrester

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Law

The Conversation: Albanese says our laws would stop Elon Musk interfering in the Australian election. In truth, there’s little to stop him

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Does the social media ban for children go too far, or not far enough?

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Law

Pseudo-law and the case of the sovereign citizen: a time waster in court or immunity loophole?

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Law

Who gets the dog? The legal rights of companion animals in domestic violence cases

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Law

Land, Sharing and the Law Conference to explore innovative solutions to North Coast housing crisis

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Law

Like mother, like daughter: Dakota Rowles is building a legal career to make a difference

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Law

Southern Cross Dean of Law delivers prestigious Hal Wootten Lecture

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Law

Johanna Byrne: determined, humble and helping those in need

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Law

Laura Gerber MP: Local, loyal and leading for the future

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Victoria’s family violence system is failing children: new report

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Law

The Conversation: Student’s visa cancelled for links to WMD. What’s going on with Australian research security?

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Student Life, Groups & Sports

Coaching coup for SCU Gold Rats rugby

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Law

The Conversation explainer: what is sabotage and why is the ASIO chief worried about it?

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Law

Sovereign citizens: new calls to rein in scammers who believe they are above the law

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Law

Thinking of studying law? It’s never too late to pursue your new career

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Law

My law degree was the foundation for my career

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Law

Why the sovereign citizen movement fails in court: SCU Buzz podcast

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Law

College of Law offers Practical Legal Training at Coffs campus

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Business

New leader of Business, Law and Arts at Southern Cross

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Time is now for the next rights of nature phase

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Law

High, Supreme, Federal, Family, County - what do all our different courts actually do?

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Law

Former magistrate appointed head of Southern Cross Law

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Southern Cross University law student president hands over baton

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Law

Participatory democracy in the COVID era: a chat with law lecturer Aidan Ricketts

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Can a polite sign lead to political change? What kinds of protest work?

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Law

Women’s Safety front and centre for Southern Cross Uni changemaker graduate

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Southern Cross graduate the Member for Currumbin

Member for Currumbin Laura Gerber
Law

Southern Cross University’s Winter Law School offers a global experience online

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Law

Law graduate Tom Taylor and the front row of criminal defence

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Law

First alumni look back on 25 years of success

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Justice at the kitchen bench

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Law reform re-imagined: ALRC president to deliver 2015 Michael Kirby Lecture

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