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Chisholm and Nettheim's Understanding Law: An introduction to Australia's legal system
(LexisNexis, 2021) Jones, Judith
Introduction: Law and Social Justice
(Routledge, 2021) Gordon, Faith; Newman, Daniel; Gordon, Faith; Newman, Daniel
Introduction: Law and Social Justice, written by Faith Gordon and Daniel Newman, presents the important context and backdrop for this collection. It outlines that while social justice is very much at the heart of much contemporary legal scholarship, this is not always reflected in the law school. It draws on critiques of legal education and presents how educators and students of all stages can engage more with social justice. It sets out how this collection hopes to inform and illuminate anyone who is embarking on a legal assignment or any venture which will benefit from seeing how and why law and social justice are and should be linked.
The Implied Duty of Mutual Trust and Confidence: A Common Law Alternative to Unfair Dismissal Legislation?
(2008) Bomball, Pauline
Guest speaker address at the Industrial Relations Society's After Work Seminar.
The Fourth National Goal of Papua New Guinea’s Constitution and the Frieda River Mine Project
(Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, 2025-12-04) Kuman, Gabriel; Solongo, Faith Abigail
The Frieda River mine project is currently at the final approval stage. The developer presented the proposal as a potential nation-building project for Papua New Guinea (PNG). While the proposal is before the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), debates are intensifying among politicians, local communities, and international observers as to whether the project should continue. Recently, seven Sepik members of parliament (MPs) signed a letter to the prime minister urging the development of the mine. In contrast, other MPs — such as East Sepik Governor Allen Bird and Yangoru-Saussia MP Richard Maru — strongly opposed it, highlighting the serious environmental risks involved (Kanu 11/11/2025). We join in this debate to examine the proposed Frieda mine project and raise questions surrounding the underlying values enshrined in the Fourth National Goal of the PNG constitution, concerning natural resources and the environment. We explore how the Frieda mine project contradicts the fourth goal, undermining the eco-spiritual values that underpin it, and we make three recommendations regarding the project.