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The Enemy at Home

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2019/05/01

In World War 1 nearly 7000 ‘enemy aliens’ of German origin were interned in camps in New South Wales. That experience is now the subject of a book co-authored by Arts academic Gerhard Fischer, and an exhibition running at the Museum of Sydney from May 7-September 11.

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Talking Point - Litigation Funding in Australia

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2019/05/01

Associate Professor Michael Legg and Professor Justin O'Brien of UNSW discuss the impacts of possible changes to litigation funding in Australia.

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Feeding The Future - Part 2 Community Greengrocers

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2019/05/01

Community gardens are one type of urban agriculture that's growing faster than Jack's beanstalk. But it's not just the chemical-free produce that's good for your health, suggests Associate Professor Susan Thompson, who heads up UNSW's Healthy Built Environments program.

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AHRCentre Annual Public Lecture: United States...

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2019/05/01

United States Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich gives the Australian Human Rights Centre Annual Public Lecture; his topic: The United States and Australia's Commitment to Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific. The complete lecture can be found here http://www.youtube.com/unsw#p/u/7/Z_mN_SnOEL4 Jeffrey Bleich became the United States Ambassador to Australia in 2009. He previously served as Special Counsel to the President at the White House. From 1995 to 2009, he was a litigation partner in the San Francisco

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Talking Point - Regulating Global Capital

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2019/05/01

UNSW's Professor Justin O'Brien talks to Lancaster University's Professor Saul Picciotto about his new book, "Regulating Global Corporate Capitalism".

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Teaching Ethics in schools - is Fred Nile right?

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2014/04/17

Associate Professor Philip Cam from UNSW's School of History and Philosophy on the proposed banning of Ethics classes in schools.

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The case for recognising indigenous Australians in...

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2013/10/29

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has promised to hold a referendum on recognising Aboriginal peoples in the Australian constitution. Professor George Williams from UNSW's Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law provides three things that you may not know about Australia’s Constitution – three facts that make this task pressing and important.

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The case for reforming our electoral system

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2013/09/11

The large number of micro-parties in the Senate mean we may be headed toward a double dissolution election faster than we thought. Professor George Williams from UNSW's Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law, explains how to prevent this happening.

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The case for a national same-sex marriage law in...

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2013/08/13

PM Kevin Rudd has promised a conscience vote on same-sex marriage laws at federal level, but what happens if the states get to the altar before him? Professor George Williams, Director of the Gilbert+Tobin Centre of Public Law at UNSW explains.

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The case against the CIA and torture.

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2013/04/30

UNSW Scientia Professor George Williams on the complicity of Australia and other countries in the CIA's torturing of 136 terror suspects since the attacks of September 11, 2001.A report from the US Open Society Justice Initiative has found that after the attacks of September 11, 54 nations - including Australia - participated in the CIA’s torture and detention of 136 terrorist suspects. UNSW Scientia Professor George Williams, from the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law unpacks what this has

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Home is where the health is

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2013/04/17

A report by UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre has shown how providing stable housing for people with mental illness has reduced NSW hospitalisation rates by over 80% and saved $30 million in hospital costs.

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From Tigger's to Milford House, with love

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2013/03/19

In 2008 a remarkable relationship was kindled between the children of Tigger’s Honeypot, one of UNSW’s child care centres, and the residents of Milford House, an aged care facility in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Once a fortnight the children pay a visit to their older friends, to paint, sculpt, sing, laugh and share stories. This video looks at the benefits of bringing together the very young and the very old, and how better planning of our built environment could make for a happier,

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The case for repealing ASIO powers

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2013/02/09

UNSW Scientia Professor George Willams highlights 5 things you should know about Australia's new anti-terrorism laws.

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Securing Our Future

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2012/08/07

Professor Alan Dupont, Director of UNSW's new Centre for International Security and Development, talks about the challenges facing our next generation of security experts. Infectious diseases, climate change, terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal migration were issues largely absent from our security agenda 20 years ago, but are now firmly fixed in the public psyche.

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Strata title living - how much do you know?

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2012/05/22

One in ten Australians live in strata titled homes such as apartments or townhouses; in Sydney it's closer to one in four. But how much do we know about strata title living and what it involves?The University of New South Wales has completed a major study of strata titled homes in NSW, finding a surprising 85 per cent of strata owners in the survey reporting defects in new buildings, and that three in four of these said the defects had not been fixed.The study, headed by Dr Hazel Easthope, research

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Feeding The Future - Part 1 Food Security

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2012/03/29

It's estimated that by 2050 more than twice as many of us will be living in cities. While urban agriculture of the community kind is on the rise, commercial urban farms are under threat.More than 60% of Sydney’s fresh produce is grown close to the city, the bulk of it coming from commercial gardens.How we use urban land is shaping up as one of the biggest dilemmas of the 21st Century. A booming population needs to be housed, but it also needs to be fed, and the cost of relying on imported food

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Welcome to the Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation

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2012/03/09

UNSW's Professor Justin O'brien introduces the Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation.

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2012 Wallace Wurth Lecture by Judge Sang-Hyun Song

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2012/02/18

The President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, delivers UNSW's annual Wallace Wurth memorial lecture. His speech, 'From Punishment to Prevention', marks the ICC's first 10 years and reflects on the future of international criminal justice.

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TALKING POINT: FATOU BENSOUDA

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2012/02/17

In June 2012 Fatou Bensouda takes over as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court whose mandate is to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity. In Sydney for the Justice for All conference marking 10 years of the ICC, Mrs Benouda discusses progress so far and plans ahead, especially in relation to gender-based crimes.

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Inaugural Gandhi Oration - Professor Pat Dodson...

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2012/02/02

Professor Pat Dodson, Professor of Indigenous Policy at UNSW, gives the Inaugural Gandhi Oration.The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs' Day and is delivered by a person whose life's work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. Professor Patrick Dodson has shown great leadership promoting and fostering reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and his work in this area has been marked by great tolerance and compassion. WATCH FULL LECTURE VIA LINK AT RIGHT.

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