The official magazine of the Melbourne University Law Students' Society.
Tony Sami is appealing to the HCA after being detained for over a decade.
The JD opens so many doors in terms of your future career, but it can be hard to know which you should open – or even how to open them. That’s what the Careers Portfolio is here for.
Read on to find out what the Activities portfolio has in store for this year, and an answer to the age-old question: Should I go to Law Ball?
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“I came to law school with an optimistic outlook. I came from a cohort that I felt was very unaware of its surroundings. … You couldn’t have the kind of conversation that you can have with people here at the law school.”
A woman in a nightclub cubicle once told me that rubbing your clit is a private act of resistance. She was drunk and slurring, but these were wise words nonetheless.
It’s late March, 2020. Victoria has just entered a strict COVID-19 lockdown. To distract myself from what seemed to be the end of days, I was experimenting with baking. I had decided on a lemon meringue pie. A quick google search informed me that I needed eight eggs, which was eight more than I had at home.
By Lachlan Clarke. Industrial action may be on the horizon for University of Melbourne employees as the National Tertiary Education Union has received approval from the Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’)
Lawyers without Borders urges law students and lawyers to explore avenues of legal service for the community and the world at large.
Get to know Melbourne Law School’s Dean, Matthew Harding, in his exclusive interview with Purely Dicta.
What is LSFR? Learning about the legal justification for Australia’s treatment of refugees can be one of the most frustrating aspects of getting a legal education. Australia has a long
Purely Dicta has a proud history as the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society’s official magazine, and welcomes submissions from all current and former students of the Melbourne Law School, as
The MULSS has a number of portfolios which are set up to ensure that you feel safe, supported, and connected on campus. One of these portfolios is the WAGDI portfolio,
Law and the arts aren’t quite the strangers you may think they are. If you want to balance legal reasoning with creative expression, FAME might just be the MLS association
The Melbourne Law School hosts two student-run academic journals which make notable contributions to legal scholarship in Australia, and beyond. The Melbourne University Law Review (‘MULR’) and Melbourne Journal of
By Joe Aharfi Editor’s note: This piece was authored by Joe Aharfi in 2021, when Joe was a first-year JD student. Joe is now the Editor of Purely Dicta’s Spotlight
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