Brennan Justice and Leadership Program: Justice Talks
Presented by the Brennan Program, these talks are an opportunity for Brennanites to hear from academics, UTS alumni and industry partners about their important contributions to justice and social equity.
They also form part of UTS's commitment to developing student-based programs which focus on delivering content aligned with UTS's core and purpose: social justice.
Students who attend these online lectures automatically receive 5 ROJ; however, we know many students aren't always able to attend. That's why the Brennan team designed this page which provides students an opportunity to catch up on Justice Talks.
Students who would like to receive 5 ROJ for engaging with any of the recordings are welcome to submit a 350-word reflection in CareerHub via an ad-hoc form.
To keep up-to-date on the next Brennan Justice Talk check the Brennan Events webpage regularly and join the Brennan Collective on Facebook. We also communicate via the Brennan Student Canvas Noticeboard. If you have recently signed up to the Brennan Program and do not have access to the Canvas noticeboard, send us an email at BrennanProgram@uts.edu.au.
2026 Brennan Justice Talk
Understanding defamation law in Australia: An Overview
What kinds of communication can be defamatory? In what circumstances is a publication considered to have caused serious harm to someone’s reputation? And, on what grounds can a defamation action be defended?
Professor David Rolph from the University of Sydney Law School leads this 2026 Justice Talk.
2025 Brennan Justice Talks
AI Legal Services
Curious about how AI is shaping legal services? Dr Jane Hogan’s research looks at the regulation of AI generally, including AI used in legal services, with a...
Social Justice Lawyering and Volunteering
Learn about the NGO and not-for-profit legal sector. This is an in conversation talk with key CEOs of the sector, and Brennan Justice volunteers.
Climate Change, Habitat, and Homelessness
Hear from The Koalas director, Dr. Georgia Wallace-Crabbe, and Special Counsel Cerin Loane, who discuss law reform relating to habitation loss for wildlife.
2024 Brennan Justice Talks
Treaty Now
Australia is the only British colony where treaties were not negotiated with First Nations peoples. This panel discusses the current treaty making processes...
Making the Law More Responsive to Domestic and Family Violence
In this talk, Associate Professor Jane Wangmann outlines the approach taken in NSW, highlighting some of the potential for the offence to better fit with lived...
Review of the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ Hate Crimes
Nicholas Stewart discusses the background to the Special Commission, its work and findings. This presentation will also demonstrate how a legal education at...
2023 Brennan Justice Talks
Tenancy Rights
The current rental crisis has seen prices up, conditions down, and renters out of homes. Join our social justice advocates, as we talk about Tenancy Law rights.
When Tech Meets Women's Rights
Can technology be harnessed for social good? Associate Professor Ramona Vijeyarasa discusses her motivations for going beyond the boundaries of the law to...
2022 Brennan Justice Talks
Modern Slavery
In this Brennan Justice Talks event, Professor Jennifer Burn will define modern slavery and provide information about its occurrence in Australia.
2021 Brennan Justice Talks
Pursuing a Legal Career in Social Justice
Gomeroi poet, lawyer and senior researcher at Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning UTS Alison Whittaker, Lawyer and General Counsel at GetUp! Zaahir Edries,...
Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession with Special Guest Kate Eastman AM SC
Kate Eastman AM SC is a UTS Law alumna who shared her insights with UTS Law students on the systemic nature and extent of sexual harassment in the legal...
Indigenous Justice and Treaties with Special Guest Tony McAvoy SC
Australia’s first Indigenous Senior Counsel, Tony McAvoy SC is a Wirdi man who is Co-Chair of the Indigenous Legal Issues Committee of the Law Council of...
The Rule of Law
In this Justice Talks video listen to Fleur Johns, Professor in the Faculty of Law & Justice at UNSW, and Karen O'Connell, Associate Professor in the Faculty...
The Idea of Justice
What do we mean by justice? What are some competing conceptions of justice that might be applied interpersonally and in society?
2020 Brennan Justice Talks
Privacy Justice
In this session, Dr Sacha Molitorisz discusses his book, Net Privacy: How we can be free in an age of surveillance, as well as the research he has been...
LGBT Justice with Nicholas Stewart
Nicholas Stewart is a UTS alumnus and a partner at the ‘out loud and proud’ Dowson Turco Lawyers, a boutique and prominent LGBTIQ+ law firm in Sydney.
Climate Justice
The Australian droughts, 2019-2020 bushfires, and the 2022 floods have brought the issue of climate change, and its impacts, front of mind even for those...
Refugee Rights and COVID-19
The impact of the pandemic has been fast-moving and exacerbated existing injustices and suffering for refugees and asylum seekers. The broad range of urgent...