Melissa Castan
Professor of Law~ proper work in Australian Constitutional Law, Legal Education, Human Rights Law. See Case in Point (+Just Cases) podcast podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/case-in-…
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- Do corporations have beliefs? A look back at the Hobby Lobby case with Dr Steve Kourabas at Monash Law. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c... #Law #CorporationsLaw
- Is it a crime to attempt to murder a corpse? Today’s episode of Case in Point discusses a bizarre murder case in recent Australian legal history, mirroring one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels. Dr Natalia Antolak-Saper, criminal law scholar unpacks the story of R v Darrington [2016] link 👇🏽
- Reposted by Melissa Castan“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
- Maybe you just need a distraction from the Cyclone, the (nearly) Election, the geo-political crises or the climate catastrophe? Try Case In Point, a lively, chatty podcast about legal curiosities and culture. Wherever you listen to your pods.
- Season 2 of Case in Point is coming your way! Follow here (or wherever you get your pods) Tomorrow’s episode will test your sports knowledge podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
- Hurrah! The annual Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA) Conference is on Wed 2 July to Friday 4 July 2025 at UQ Brisbane! Welcome legal academics, practitioners & policymakers to discussions on the evolving landscape of legal education & research Submit abstracts here; bit.ly/ALAA2025
- Ever wondered what’s up in the Chagos Archipelago? We were curious, so we asked @djag2.bsky.social to explain it all - on Case in Point podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
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- “I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design” @patrickfreyne.bsky.social on toxic productivity & the myths of meritocracy. [hint: this is not a bug, it’s a feature]
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- In our latest Case in Point @lynetterussell.bsky.social takes us to 1839 Melbourne, a fledgling frontier town, rife with conflict. The arrival of two Palawa men, Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheener, sparks a chain of events leading to a brutal execution. #AusLaw podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...
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- Welcome @drpetaspyrou.bsky.social!
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- More AI Roast-Bots please: “Like a constitutional law textbook that just chugged a double espresso—bright, bold, and ready to make some noise.” blueskyroast.com/roast/drmcas... ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social
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- Professor Emerita Anne Twomey explains the Social Media Minimum Age law. She discusses privacy issues re verification of the identity of social media users & if the law breaches the implied freedom of political communication. #AusLaw Notably 7k views & 500+ comments! youtu.be/moiV8aDWC_o?...
- Another episode of denial and erasure, this repeal diminishes Queensland and Australia’s standing in the world; another betrayal in the relationship with First Peoples of this land. What a disgrace. #AusLaw
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- Qld govt reneges on its obligations to Children in international law, esp Convention on the Rights of the Child, OPCAT, and its own Human Rights Act. Everything is fine.
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- Can you own a dead body? Associate Professor Marc Trabsky tells a strange story from 1868 that holds the key to the law of ownership of the human body and body parts. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c... #podcast #AusLaw
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- The committee reviewing the Social Media Minimum Age Bill recommends the bill be passed, that there be consultation with young people and that there be appropriate consultation on all rule making associated with the bill. See details 👇🏽👇🏽 #AusLaw #Privacy #SocialMediaLaw
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- Welcome Sara Kowal @sarakowal.bsky.social Another Monash Law colleague ~ soon we will have enough for a Starter Pack! #AusLaw
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- Reposted by Melissa Castan1: AI is hallucinating events, historical figures, entire concepts on Wikipedia 2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff www.404media.co/the-editors-...
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- Welcome to my Monash colleagues Associate Professor Ronli Sifris @ronlisifris.bsky.social and Associate Professor Ben Hayward @lawguypi.bsky.social #AusLaw
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- Welcome my Monash Law colleague Samantha Currie @sammiecurrie.bsky.social to Bluesky!
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- There’s a feed you can follow called - Only Posts - to only show you original posts from people you follow—no reposts, no replies. In ‘Feeds’ search for ‘Only Posts’ - it cuts back on overall volume of what I see - but it remains chronological.
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