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The Careers Directors’ plans for 2023!

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 purelydicta
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
February 6, 2023February 7, 2023

Activities Plans for 2023

February 3, 2023February 6, 2023

Editor’s Note – Welcome Class of 2025

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

REVIEW: ‘Just Mercy’ — A lesson in missing the point

August 11, 2022January 3, 2023

Beauty and the New Beast: Health, Wealth and Beauty Marketing

BIPOC Spotlight Series: Zahraa Albadri

May 8, 2021August 21, 2021 purelydicta

“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.”

The human right to sexual pleasure: why feeling good is revolutionary

April 17, 2021January 3, 2023 purelydicta

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. 

Endemic: How anti-Asian racism is entrenched in Australian legislation

April 17, 2021January 3, 2023 purelydicta

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.

Purely Perspectives: Mindy McLaggan

July 20, 2022January 3, 2023 purelydicta

Purely Perspectives is an initiative which aims to amplify students’ diverse experiences at Melbourne Law School.

Studiability Series: Stovetop

March 31, 2022January 3, 2023 purelydicta

Purely Dicta is on a quest to find the perfect cafe study spot within walking distance of Melbourne Law School. First stop: Stovetop.

The commercialisation of IWD: the way forward is back.

March 15, 2022January 3, 2023 purelydicta

It is now one week since International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022. The LinkedIn posts have come to a halt. The leftover pink cupcakes have been eaten. The motivational speakers have sent their invoices for payment. The conversation has stopped. Did it ever truly begin?

Woman holding video game controller

Is this a game to you? The under-explored legality of mods and user-generated content

October 19, 2021 purelydicta

The video game industry has eclipsed almost all other entertainment industries when measured by profitability and growth-rate.

The Law and Institutional Opacity

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 purelydicta

I have a request for everyone reading this. Take a moment to reflect, if you would, on the kind of institutions you wish to see around you.

Does Work Work? The Case for Universal Basic Income and Fresh Economic Thinking

September 27, 2021 purelydicta

Last year, 2020, shone a glaring light on the failures of many long-accepted conventions.

A Trip Back in Time: How People Talked About Bisexuality 20 Years Ago

September 21, 2021September 23, 2021 purelydicta

Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day!

A Response to “Publius”: Fallopian Tubes & Fallacies

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 purelydicta

“Publius”, an anonymous third-year MLS student, published an article last night in De Minimis entitled ‘You Cannot Be Pro Choice and Pro Vaccine Mandate’.

The Quality of Justice

September 4, 2021January 3, 2023 purelydicta

You probably did alright in high school. Then in law school. Then in the courts.

I think, therefore I theorise: An introduction to first-person academia in feminist and queer literature

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 purelydicta

Where does first-person academia originate?

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