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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
It’s a phrase that has entered into popular culture and one that people might use to demonstrate the Australian (“Austrayan”) accent but, just as Kirk Lazarus said in Tropic Thunder, “the dingo’s got my baby” (and variations on this quote) really does come from a true story, and a baby really did die. The cause …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
People who try to bring illegal drugs into any country are clearly taking a high risk in order to obtain the returns they seek. In some countries, including a number in Southeast Asia, the stakes are very high indeed, as those caught with drugs may face the death penalty or a considerable number of years …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, and some of the rules and regulations that seemed to have made things better for people than they might otherwise have been. The New Zealand Government and Parliament have since tried …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Discussions about how public sector agencies, courts, and parliaments can best make use of online technology to provide information in different ways and engage with people have been building momentum worldwide for a few years. In fact, earlier this month there was a big Gov 2.0 Summit held here in Washington, DC. Clare recently blogged …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0, THOMAS
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Residents of Christchurch, the second largest city in New Zealand, continue to have sleepless nights and worry-filled, emotional days as the aftershocks keep coming – nearly a week after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 4:35am on Saturday, September 4, 2010. Apart from all the shaking, there’s also the worry about the amount of time …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Australia and New Zealand are like a couple of squabbling siblings most of the time. We make jokes at each others’ expense, including our different accents (they really are different!), and we love to beat each other at sports. You would have seen plenty of references to this rivalry if you ever watched the Flight …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The title of this post comes from the New Zealand Alcohol Advisory Council’s (ALAC) latest ad campaign targeting the drinking culture. One of ALAC’s previous campaigns had the punch line “it’s not the drinking – it’s how we’re drinking.” Anyway, you get the idea – if you need to have ad campaigns telling the country …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
In the course of monitoring significant legal developments in the jurisdictions that I cover, I often come across amusing or quirky stories that make me smile, but also make me think (possibly because I’m a total geek…). I mean, when you analyze or discuss these stories you realize that there might be deeper underlying societal …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Australian federal election is being held on August 21. The current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, announced the election on July 17, a couple of weeks after she replaced Kevin Rudd as leader of the Labor Party. The (very brief) election campaign is in full swing, with various issues coming to the forefront of the …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News