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An influential group of academics, lawyers and religious leaders will gather at the University of Queensland this month to explore issues associated with religious freedom.

From October 24 to November 16, Brisbane is welcoming G20 Cultural Celebrations - a playful and diverse demonstration of Brisbane culture.

The African tourism industry is facing the harsh outcomes from concerns surrounding the Ebola epidemic despite the distance between the West African countries with Ebola cases – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – and the popular tourist destinations.

University of Queensland law students are proving a force to be reckoned with, winning their fourth major mooting title this year.

The competition policy review draft report, released last month, has recommended deregulating retail trading hours as well as abolish restrictions on regulations governing the pharmacy and taxi sectors and limits on parallel imports.

Recently, Australian National University (ANU) made a significant decision… Backed by 82 per cent of their students, ANU divested from seven fossil fuel companies.

In the last decade, the Australian mining boom has had a massive impact our nation’s economy.

Last month, the first tranche of tougher anti-terror bills was passed with overwhelming support from the majority of political parties.

Though the State election will not be until 2015, an election promise aimed to boost Queensland’s budget has gained significant media attention.

Recently, thousands of Hong Kong residents have taken to the street calling for democracy, autonomy and freedom, with protestors unsatisfied with the delayed implementation of direct election for their local government head and proposed electoral rules sanctioned by Beijing.

University of Queensland law students will tackle issues concerning organised crime, migrant smuggling and human trafficking this week at a United Nation’s (UN) conference in Vienna, Austria.

Queensland tenants’ rights will be better protected thanks to a new specialist Tenancy Law Clinic, the first of its kind in Queensland.

Last month, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a referendum on Indigenous recognition in the constitution but said it might be years before the issue is put to vote.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus proved to be Apple’s most successful launch ever. Four million were sold in 24 hours and 10 million units were sold within the release weekend.

Two aspiring indigenous lawyers have been honoured at the launch of McCullough Robertson University of Queensland endowed scholarships

Talking like a pirate, it turns out, can have major career benefits.

The University of Queensland’s teachers and lecturers have been recognised as among the best in Australia, receiving four Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Our digitally dynamic world has afforded us the convenience of trading, buying and selling online.

The official launch of The University of Queensland law expert, Dr Justine Bell’s, recently published book Climate Change and Coastal Development Law in Australia took place in Brisbane on Wednesday 17th September.

Last Friday, the Scottish independence referendum, on whether Scotland should be an independent country, took place with the ‘No’ side winning after 55.3 percent voted against independence.