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Official Magazine of The Melbourne University Law Students' Society

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  • 2016
    • Best Kept Secrets of the Melbourne Brunch Scene
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Kanye
    • The Country We Love to Hate
    • The Trouble With Democracy
    • Book Review: Middlemarch by George Elliot
    • Tam’s Artwork
    • PUNTERS & DRAGONS: BECAUSE STEREOTYPES ARE MAKE-BELIEVE
  • 2017
    • Law Camp Report
    • Music Review- Adele Live 2017
    • Volunteer Work as a Paralegal at Fitzroy Legal Service
    • Interview with Tess McGuire, Founder of ‘Watch Us Lead’
    • My Summer; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tunnel
    • Economics and Business Law in Asia: Studying Abroad in Shanghai and Hong Kong
    • LAWS50059: Gibbons, United Nations, and human trafficking
    • Heavy Gigging
    • Neverest 2017
    • Life and Photography: Images by Stefan Ladd
    • Four REALLY unconvincing reasons why you should get into magic.
    • Getting Down with the Fitzroy Learning Network
    • Fight for the Minimum Wage
  • 2018
    • Women of MLS: Anne-Marie Neagle
    • Women of MLS: Libbi Gorr
    • Women of MLS: Morgan Koegel
    • Women of MLS: Stacey Steele
    • Women of MLS: Pip Nicholson
    • Things I’ve Learnt from (Nearly) 3 Years of Law School: Ayu Maylinda
    • I Have Been WRONGED: Maddy Pittle
    • 21 Questions: The Honourable David Habersberger QC
    • Coffee Review – Where to find the best ¾ almond magic with half a raw sugar stirred anti-clockwise around MLS: Matt Gough
    • Global Lawyer, The Subject of a Lifetime: Britt Baker
    • Tokyo Food Guide: Nick Worth
    • The Birds and the Bees: Edison Ponari
    • Ride the Wave, Try Consulting: Crista Gekas
    • Balancing Mental Health and Community Legal Work: Siane Richardson
    • Reconnecting With Our Surroundings: Charlie Schaffer
    • 21 Questions: Ian Malkin
    • 160 Years at Melbourne Law School
    • Judging the World University Debating Championship in Mexico: Edmond Stewart
    • The Slingers: Christian Boffa
    • The Aurora Internship Program: Finbar Piper
    • That Skinny Girl: Ramelle Lewis
    • A Legal Internship at the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner: Sverre Gunnersen
    • 2018 LSS President’s Welcome: Gus Viola

The Inaugural LSS Mass Interview

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 purelydicta
As we bid farewell to the 2019-20 LSS Committee, Purely Dicta picked the brains of some of your outgoing Directors and Student Representatives for all the
September 16, 2020

Why Every Day Should Be “R U Ok Day”

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Going Behind the Grind with Neeharika and Paige

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Chemicals-Free September

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

“Ordinary People, Extraordinary Fashion” – Matthew Li on founding MODA9

You have exams, and we have tips to help you smash them

May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 purelydicta

With exams on the way, Purely Dicta’s asked around to bring you this dossier of top tips to help you study for and SMASH™ those sem 1 exams.

Room With A View: Showgirl Talks Showbiz

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 purelydicta

Hello, Gorgeous! Illustrious starlet and funny girl Laura View chats about her upcoming sketch comedy show.

What I learned from online learning

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 purelydicta

Chris Girardi says 🥺👉👈 about missing everyone, and highlights how important it is for us all to make the effort to stay in touch during lockdown 2.0. I’ll say from

Judge Vasta and the Need for Greater Judicial Accountability

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 purelydicta

Michelle Benington discusses the balance between the focuses of our legal system, the power judges exercise, and the dignity of individuals.

We Need to Talk: Press Freedom and the Law – vol 3

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 purelydicta

Associate Professor Jason Bosland discusses his career in academia, suppression orders in the light of the Pell decision, open justice and essential reforms to Australian defamation laws.

An opportunity to renew our relationship with our Planet

May 5, 2020May 11, 2020 purelydicta

The MULSS Environments team consider how we can continue renewing our relationship with our planet after COVID-19.

We Need to Talk: Press Freedom and the Law – vol 2

April 29, 2020May 11, 2020 purelydicta

Dr Matt Collins AM QC talks about his career as an advocate, essential media law reforms, and his advice for students looking to make a splash in the industry.

We Need to Talk: Press Freedom and The Law – vol 1

April 22, 2020May 11, 2020 purelydicta

Tess McGuire (JD ’18) discuss her experiences in media and human rights law, her time working in US politics in the Trump era, and her tips for landing a job in an area you’re passionate about.

The time without punchlines

April 8, 2020May 11, 2020 purelydicta

Ben Halstead rediscovers his creative writing degree and gets cathartic about COVID.

A transformative experience with the Aurora Internship Program

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 purelydicta

Emily Sandrussi reflects on her experience in the Northern Territory as part of the Aurora Internship Program.

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