This page draws together Inquiries, Publications and News & Media content filed under ‘ALRC – staff, interns, events’.
22.10.2012
Podcast: ALRC intern interview – Hannah Ryan and Max Dalton
Hannah Ryan and Max Dalton joined the ALRC as part-time interns during Semester 2 2012. Hannah worked on the Age Barriers to Work inquiry, while Max worked mainly on Copyright and the Digital Economy. In this recording they describe their experiences. Transcript Sara Peel (SP): Hello. I’m Sara Peel, Senior Legal Officer at the Australian …
Read more15.10.2012
09.10.2012
Social media and law reform
Presentation given by ALRC Communications Manager, Marie-Claire Muir, to the Federation of Law Reform Agencies of Canada (FOLRAC) in Alberta, via Skype on 2 October 2012.Social Media and Law Reform on Prezi[Using Prezi: To start the Prezi, click the play/triangle button, then continue to click through or use the autoplay option (under “More”). Alternatively, click …
Read more04.10.2012
An academic in law reform land—and how you, too, can play a part
Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission*, Monash University, Faculty of Law Research Seminar Series, 4 October 2012. Introduction Thank you very much for inviting me to speak today. Professor Bryan Horrigan is very persuasive! But, as I am an academic through and through, it is always a pleasure to be back on campus, and in a law …
Read more28.08.2012
A window on law reform for government lawyers
By Professor Rosalind Croucher President, Australian Law Reform Commission*, Law Society of New South Wales, Government Solicitors Conference 2012, 28 August 2012 Thank you very much for inviting me to speak today. As the head of a Government agency it is our respectful commitment to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Gadigal people of …
Read more02.07.2012
Celebrating NAIDOC week 2012
They dared to challenge – this year’s theme celebrates the champions who lived to renew the spirit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972. Forty years ago, the embassy became a powerful symbol of unity. Its founders instilled pride, advanced equality and educated the country …
Read more08.02.2012
Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan appointed as Part-time Commissioner for the Barriers to Mature-Aged Workplace Participation Inquiry
Australian Law Reform Commission President, Professor Rosalind Croucher, today welcomed the appointment by the Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, of the Hon Susan Ryan AO as a part-time Commissioner for the ALRC’s inquiry into barriers to work for older persons. Professor Croucher stated, “It is an honour to have Susan Ryan join the ALRC …
Read more01.02.2012
Podcast: Brooke Greenwood and Riki Sutherland on interning at the ALRC
Audio Download/ listen to audio >> Brooke Greenwood and Riki Sutherland completed a legal internship with the ALRC in Semester 1 2012. Legal Offcier, Khanh Hoang, spoke with them about their experiences as ALRC interns. Transcript Khanh Hoang, ALRC Legal Officer (KH): Hello, and welcome to another podcast for the ALRC. My name is Khanh …
Read more01.12.2011
‘Ex-terns’ Adam Arnold and Sean Lau – interns on the National Classification Review
Adam Arnold and Sean Lau, both students at UNSW, were two of our interns over the August-November period. Before leaving us, we spoke with them about their experiences as ALRC interns, and working on the National Classification Review. Listen to audio >> Transcript Marie-Claire Muir (MM): Hi my name’s Marie-Claire Muir. I’m Web Manager at …
Read more24.11.2011
Vale Robert Alexander Hayes (1942-2011)
Dr Robert Alexander Hayes, previously a full-time Commissioner of the ALRC and Associate Professor of Law at UNSW and UWS, has died in Sydney after a long illness.Dr. Hayes was a fellow of the Australian Institute of Forensic Sciences, former president of the Mental Health Appeals Tribunal and founder of the UNSW Faculty of Law.Dr. …
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