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The Hayne Royal Commission has been described as “one of the most consequential royal commissions ever conducted in Australia”. Dr Vicky Comino (TC Beirne School of Law) breaks down what the commissioner has promised - and explains why it might not be delivered.

Australia Day 2019 Honours have been conferred on 16 prominent alumni, staff and friends of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL).

Environmental law expert Dr Justine Bell-James explains the recent NSW Land and Environment Court's landmark judgement, confirming a decision to refuse a new open-cut coal mine near Gloucester in the Hunter Valley.

In the wake of the Banking Royal Commission's final report, UQ Business School's Professor Nicole Gillespie outlines the six most important questions our banks will need to answer for their stakeholders to regain trust.

Migrant women with temporary visa status are particularly vulnerable when it comes to domestic and family violence. That vulnerability is intensified when you add technology to the mix.

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on various aspects of Safer Internet Day on February 5.

Findings from a University of Queensland student project have inspired YMCA Brisbane to explore an innovative new funding model for its community programs.

University of Queensland experts are available to comment on the final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. Journalists can contact the experts below or search by topic or name at UQ Experts.

The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School has partnered with professional services firm KPMG Australia to establish a new Chair in Organisational Trust.

“Make Australia Great.” So began several million text messages, sent last week from Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. Palmer’s bumptious campaign techniques actually predated those of Donald Trump.

UQ School of Economics lecturer Dr David Smerdon explains the economics of Pauline Hanson's proposed 'cash for cane toads' policy.

For UQ Law and Economics graduate Mikhara Ramsing, the journey to her dream career included a double degree, a rural road trip, volunteering at Mount Everest and some honest conversations about mental health in Australia. Read more via UQ's Small Change blog.

A future where impairment is accepted as part of human diversity without question or fanfare is the dream of The University of Queensland School of Law’s latest Fulbright Scholar.

Pursuing their passions abroad will be made easier for four University of Queensland business, economics and law students thanks to financial support from the Australian Government’s 2019 New Colombo Plan program.

The TC Beirne School of Law's Professor John Devereux and colleagues discuss the complex issues surrounding the use of genetic data.

CBEH Director Professor Stephen Birch says effective and economical healthcare systems should be business as usual.

UQ School of Economics lecturer Dr Vera te Velde explains that when it comes to giving gifts, it really is the thought that counts.

An innovative series of student employability programs and industry partnerships has been recognised on the world stage after winning the inaugural QS Reimagine Education Best University-Employer Partnership Award in San Francisco, USA on 30 November.

Before they became Australia’s first woman stockbroker and a distinguished plant scientist, UQ alumni and sisters Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM were blazing another kind of trail on their ponies along the dirt roads of Bundaberg.

Assigning chores to children equally, giving them unsupervised freedom outdoors, and providing good career role models would help address workplace gender inequality, according to University of Queensland research.