Former US Ambassador opens Integrity20 in style
Alumni
With a healthy dose of humour and insightful observations, Jeff Bleich delivered a memorable keynote address to launch Griffith University’s annual Integrity20 event at the Queensland Conservatorium. The former US Ambassador to Australia, whom former Prime Minister Paul Keating described as the best to have held the post, Mr Bleich spoke on issues from integrity, technology, […]
Alumni
Legal eagles score spots on Best Lawyer List 2020
High flying Griffith legal eagles have scored spots on Australia’s Best Lawyers List 2020.
Arts Education Law
Geoengineering not a climate change quick fix
Untested 'techno-fixes' such as geoengineering are not the answer to climate change mitigation.
Arts Education Law
Acting selfishly has consequences right now – why ethical decision making is imperative in the coronavirus crisis
As the country moves into lockdown mode in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are increasingly faced with serious ethical questions about what ordinary people should be obliged to do for others.
Alumni
Griffith graduate plays key part in historic class action win
After years of litigation, Barrister Joshua Creamer, a Griffith graduate, is celebrating the final payments to beneficiaries of the Palm Island class action lawsuit.
Arts Education Law
Griffith experts wrap up key climate conference
Griffith COP25 delegates report on the climate conference's highs and lows.
Arts Education Law
COP25 Madrid – Griffith delegation to share expertise at key UN climate conference
Griffith climate, business and social scientists to present and liaise with leaders and organisations at UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Convention of Parties 25th meeting in Madrid.
Arts Education Law
Nine Griffith undergrads named as New Colombo scholars
Griffith University has more New Colombo Plan Scholarship recipients than any other university this year, with nine students to receive the prestigious scholarship.
Alumni
Griffith represented at ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum in Jakarta
GBS student Joshua Saunders and alumna Elise Giles will head to the ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum in Jakarta later this month.
Arts Education Law
Griffith hosts discussion on future of international criminal law
An Australian international criminal lawyer spoke of the horrific experiences of victims and survivors of ongoing genocides in countries throughout the world at a Griffith University round table in October.
Business and government
Whistleblowers are key to fighting corruption
Whistleblowers are an integral part of fighting corruption, according to Griffith University Professor AJ Brown.
Arts Education Law
Griffith excels in global academic rankings – achieving the best position of all Australian universities
Griffith has achieved the top spot of any Australian uni in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019, ranked second globally for Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Arts Education Law
Griffith academics to share expertise at key UN climate change conference
Griffith delegation to engage at highest level of global climate policy.
Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law
Ethics of photography under spotlight
The law and ethics of taking and sharing images in a world where everyone has a camera was in the spotlight this morning, as part of an expert panel discussion on ABC Radio’s Brisbane Focus program. Griffith University Senior Research Fellow Dr Hugh Breakey joined QUT’s Dr Kylie Pappalardo and photographer Jason to respond to […]
Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law
Restoring public trust in Australian Cricket team is far from over
Australia’s Cricket team and Cricket Australia need to deeply reflect on their values and commit to them publicly if they want to restore trust in the sport after the recent ball-tampering scandal according to Griffith University Professor Charles Sampford. Professor Sampford is a leading public figure on ethics and public integrity with years of research […]
Arts Education Law
Lecture looks forward in post-Fitzgerald state
One of the nation’s most distinguished legal minds has called on the public not to be seduced and taken in by the growing push to destabilise the judicial process by campaigning against the courts. This was one of many points touched on by the Honourable Margaret McMurdo who delivered the 2017 Tony Fitzgerald Lecture at […]
Arts Education Law
Griffith research project team makes submission to whistleblower protection inquiry
Australia’s largest whistleblowing research project has given evidence to the first hearings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee inquiry into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Arts Education Law
Researchers release world-first governance standard for forest management
Queensland researchers have released a world-first governance standard for forest management including emissions reduction activities in the community forests of Nepal.