Nehme, Marina Australia has been developing and expanding its policies on compulsory income management. This has culminated in the introduction of the Cashless Debit Card. This card is intended to reduce access to discretionary cash that people may receive as part of their welfare payment. The limitation is designed to block people from accessing any…
Month: July 2019
Volume 44 Issue 2 – The controversial case of Lawyer X: Should lawyers be prevented from acting as human sources?
Methven, Elyse This article addresses whether there are sufficient constraints on legal professionals acting as police informants, following the controversial ‘Lawyer X’ case. It examines key observations of the High Court of Australia in AB v CD; EF v CD [2018] HCA 58 relating to lawyers’ and barristers’ duties to their clients and to the…
Volume 44 Issue 2 – Mental health treatment and human rights
Freckelton, Ian Mental health legislation has recently been significantly reformed in most Australian jurisdictions. The new orientation is to go some distance toward implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as the United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care….
Experiences and perspectives on the return of secondary findings among genetic epidemiologists
Stein, Catherine M;Ponsaran, Roselle;Trapl, Erika S;Goldenberg, Aaron J Genetics in Medicine [Chapel Hill] 01 July 2019 : pp.1541-1547 Formats: Citation/Abstract, Find It at Unimelb
Accelerated Knee Osteoarthritis Is Characterized by Destabilizing Meniscal Tears and Preradiographic Structural Disease Burden
Driban, Jeffrey B;Davis, Julie E;Lu, Bing;Price, Lori Lyn;Ward, Robert J;MacKay, James W;Eaton, Charles B;Lo, Grace H;Barbe, Mary F;Zhang, Ming;Pang, Jincheng;Stout, Alina C;Harkey, Matthew S;McAlindon, Timothy E Arthritis & Rheumatology [Atlanta] 01 July 2019 : pp.1089-1100 Formats: Citation/Abstract, Find It at Unimelb
Basal ganglia calcifications (Fahr’s syndrome): related conditions and clinical features
Donzuso, Giulia;Mostile, Giovanni;Nicoletti, Alessandra;Zappia, Mario Neurological Sciences [Milano] 01 Nov 2019 : pp.2251-2263 Formats: Citation/Abstract, Find It at Unimelb
Is it just semantics? Medical students and their ‘first patients’
Cohen, Natalie Journal of Medical Ethics [London] 01 June 2019 Formats: Citation/Abstract, Find It at Unimelb
Clinical ethics and the duty of care
McMillan, John Journal of Medical Ethics [London] 01 June 2019 Formats: Citation/Abstract, Find It at Unimelb
Volume 44 Issue 1 – Pracademic collaboration: Hacking into the future of legal education
Kessel, Rachel Law schools globally are modifying precedent by changing the way they deliver legal education. The latest pedagogical offerings include ‘hackathons’ and digital work-integrated learning programs. Instead of readings, lectures and specified unit outcomes, students are presented with authentic, open-ended challenges. Gamified hackathons engage students, lecturers, lawyers, IT professionals, designers and the broader community….
Volume 44 Issue 1 – Victoria’s response to the Royal Commission into family violence: Where are we now?
Neave, Marcia The Royal Commission into Family Violence handed down its Report in March 2016, after a 13-month inquiry. Its 227 recommendations were based on 968 submissions, 44 consultations across Victoria, expert evidence and evidence from victims and perpetrators of violence, and from government departments, agencies and non-government organisations involved in attempting to prevent violence…