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Jessie Nygh – from Deakin law to rising star

People | April 15, 2025 Deakin alumni Jessie Nygh originally followed her passion for performing arts after finishing high school, but it was when she switched to study law that she truly became a star – literally.
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Deakin law students making the most of mooting

News | March 28, 2025 Moot competitions are a great opportunity to argue a case before a judge (or adjudicator) while you're still a student. But, what is mooting, exactly? Find out what it's all about from two competition-winning Deakin Law students and Deakin's Moot Director.
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Sharing a momentous legal history – DLS Law students index donated Mabo archive 

Research | November 15, 2024 In October, two years after the donation of papers arising from one of Australia’s most historic legal cases – Mabo – Deakin Law School celebrated a milestone in preserving and making this collection accessible for researchers to explore.  
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Jessie Nygh – from Deakin law to rising star
Deakin law students making the most of mooting
Sharing a momentous legal history – DLS Law students index donated Mabo archive 
Should you need a permit to protest? Here’s why that’s a bad idea (and might be unlawful)
Coral reef
Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?
Judge gavel
DLS represented at the Australian Legal Research Awards 2024
Report finds ‘clear need’ for an Australian Human Rights Act. What difference would it make?
Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both
New Law, Health and Society (LHS) research unit at Deakin Law School
DLS launches new toolkit to support threatened not-for-profits
Woman's face being scanned for facial recognition.
Your face for sale: anyone can legally gather and market your facial data without explicit consent
Professor Marilyn McMahon, Dean, Deakin Law School
Deakin Law School welcomes new Dean