Introduction to Law | The legal system in Australia and the decision making behind it. |
Contemporary Law Reform Issues | Issues of applied ethics that are routinely appearing in the news and debates |
Contemporary Legal Issues with Technology | How emerging technology such as artificial intelligence challenge laws, and how legislature is responding to it. |
Law in Practice | When injustice slips through the cracks of law, and how people respond to it. |
Crime | The nature of crime, who is committing it, how Australia responds to it, and whether improvement is possible. |
Human Rights | Human rights and whether or not specific cases count as violations against human rights. |
Consumers | Consumer rights and how well businesses respect these rights. |
Environmental Protections | The importance of protecting the environment, and the efficacy of protection strategies. |
Family Law | Family law, including contemporary social attitudes towards surrogacy, same-sex couples, and the changing nature of parental responsibility. |
Contemporary Issues in Social Justice | Contemporary social issues in Australia such as the treatment of indigenous peoples, issues concerning shelter, and workplace issues. |
Global Security | How countries relate to one another in terms of global cooperation and threats to security. |
Free Speech | The importance of free speech and the ethical dilemmas found when trying to preserve it. |
Government Transparency | The importance for a government to be transparent and how that should be balanced with the potential citizen panic and national security. |
The Penitentiary System | Debating the reason for prisons, whether it should be punishment and rehabilitation, and the best way of pursuing justice. |
The Hospital System | The responsibilities of healthcare providers and how to navigate that with individual rights of citizens and national constaints in a healthcare system |