News in Faculty of Law

Researchers found pervasive worker underpayment in Australia, with two-thirds of temporary visa holders paid less than they were legally owed.

International students are being underpaid $3.18 billion in wages every year. Australia’s largest ever survey of migrant workers reveals how.

Right now, many of these cases claiming unfair treatment are still pending. But the rulings could have big financial implications for governments around the...

New insights from a UTS forum reveal why abuse and mistreatment of older people is still being missed and what must change in policy, law and practice.

In 2025, 60% of people in prison had been previously imprisoned. For First Nations people, the figure is 78%.

UTS’s first professorial chair in gender and the law will pioneer the creation of a global legal database to drive gender equality in legislation around the...

UTS Law is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Michael Whitbread Prize, a unique opportunity supporting students to experience the...

More First Nations people have died in custody in the past year than in any since 1980. It’s the inevitable result of policies that flout evidence of what...

Nearly 30,000 Australians live with young-onset dementia, with symptoms appearing before age 65. However, too many are denied the legal safeguards needed to...

Food delivery drivers could win a major pay boost and better working conditions under a landmark deal jointly proposed by the Transport Workers’ Union and Uber...

The UTS Faculty of Law community came together to celebrate the achievements and dedication of our students, staff, and alumni at the 2025 UTS Faculty of Law...

In October 2025, at the UTS Alumni Awards, Kate Eastman AM SC was honoured with the Faculty of Law Alumni Award in recognition of her decades-long commitment...

As part of Law, Tech and Social Justice Week, UTS hosted a panel on Thursday 11 September exploring the challenges and opportunities of regulating new...

For more than seven years, UTS Law has offered the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice (GDLMP), a nationally recognised qualification for those...

Earlier this year, UTS Faculty of Law lecturer Julian Dight travelled to China to deliver seminars at Liaoning University in Shenyang, strengthening a...

A group of undergraduate law students were invited to experience the daily work of solicitors at top-tier law firm Clayton Utz.

Our inaugural award recognises the outstanding achievements, vision, and leadership of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law students.

Immigration amnesties occurred under successive Labor and Liberal federal governments, and each enjoyed enthusiastic bipartisan support.

Far from causing trade frictions, an Australian buyout of the Port of Darwin lease may provide a lifeline for its struggling Chinese parent company Landbridge...

Coronial findings into the disappearance of Dhäkiyarr Wirrpanda were handed recently – 91 years after he was last seen.