Last week I visited schools in South Eastern Queensland and spoke to students at Springwood State High School, Coomera Anglican College and Sheldon College. My presentations to students focused on a range of topics such as the so called ‘Bikie laws’ in...
Last week I visited schools in Rockhampton in Central Queensland and spoke to students at The Cathedral College, Emmaus College, Rockhampton Grammar School and Rockhampton State High School. It was also my pleasure to present first prize in the Queensland Rule of Law...
NSW Economics and Business Educators Legal Update Conference on 2 August 2013 on freedom of speech, the rule of law and political debate in Australia. The paper is available and the links below provide a guide to some of the relevant cases and media discussed. General...
First Prize: Brydie Parle The Cathedral College Rockhampton Teacher: Mrs Karen Lester Brydie’s essay discussed the importance of jurors understanding judge’s instructions and beyond reasonable doubt in criminal trials. She discusses how juror’s struggling with...
This weekend RoLIA is at the Business Educators’ Association of Queensland state conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The winners of the Queensland Rule of Law Essay Prize will be announced and we will be running an exhibit at the...