{"id":5175,"date":"2014-09-01T13:53:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T02:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2014-09-01T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T04:51:55","slug":"general-notices-181","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2014\/09\/01\/general-notices-181\/","title":{"rendered":"General Notices"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Antipodeans Abroad<\/span><\/h4>\n

Antipodeans Abroad would like to invite students to\u00a0India<\/a> and\u00a0Swaziland<\/a> to carry out volunteer projects during their Uni holidays.<\/p>\n

The UniBreak program is a great way for students to immerse themselves in another culture, gain valuable personal and professional experience, whilst giving back to a community in need.<\/p>\n

Places are limited for the November\/January placements. Book now!<\/p>\n

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  1. Click on our\u00a0UniBreak homepage<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Register for an\u00a0Info Night or webinar<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Submit\u00a0expression of interest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Download UniBreak project fact sheet<\/a><\/p>\n

    2. Germany Seminar Opportunity<\/span><\/h4>\n

    Encounter Europe \u2013 Visit Germany
    \nA DAAD Seminar for Students from Australia and New Zealand at the European Academy Otzenhausen<\/p>\n

    Applications close\u00a0Monday 1 September, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

    For further information and application process please see the\u00a0flyer<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

    3. Meet Our Distinguished Jurist in Residence<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    We welcome the Honourable Professor Peter Gray as our Distinguished Jurist in Residence for semester two.\u00a0 He is a retired judge of the Federal Court of Australia.\u00a0 He is happy to talk to students about anything that interests them, including their studies and possible careers in the law.\u00a0 He is in room 351 at Monash Clayton, usually in the middle of the week, and at Monash University Law Chambers in the city on Mondays and Fridays.\u00a0 Students can drop in, or email Prof Gray at\u00a0peter.gray@monash.edu<\/a>, or meet him when he visits the lounge area on the ground floor at Clayton from time to time.<\/p>\n

    4. My Aurora Experience \u2013 Native Title Services Victoria<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    For six weeks during early 2014, I had the opportunity to undertake an Aurora internship via the Aurora Native Title Internship Program, at Native Title Services Victoria (\u201cNTSV\u201d). NTSV is the legal service that represents Victorian native title claimants. I made NTSV my first preference because I wanted to see if I would enjoy working in a legal environment specialising in native title law. \u00a0Although I quickly realised that native title law was (unsurprisingly) much more complicated than I had thought from my two weeks of studying it in property law, I discovered that native title and Indigenous rights are fascinating areas of the law.<\/p>\n

    Aurora warned me to go in with an open mind and to expect a variety of work \u2013 from filing to legal research. While I did undertake some administrative tasks at NSTV, the majority of my internship was spent working with the legal team. I was asked to do a variety of tasks, from writing a research brief to be used in an upcoming negotiation, to looking through the minutes of almost twenty years of meetings to work out when a claimant group decided to reduce their claim boundaries. I also attended a directions hearing at the Federal Court. The constantly changing nature of the work meant that my 6 week internship flew by. \u00a0NTSV made a genuine effort to provide me with interesting work and succeeded.<\/p>\n

    The highlight of my internship was attending two different native title group meetings on country. These meetings gave me a valuable insight into how the native title process impacts upon traditional owners.\u00a0It was also an opportunity to develop my understanding of the significance of the land to Aboriginal people. Hearing the stories and history of the group at these meetings is something I will never forget. \u00a0If anyone undertaking an internship has the chance to go on country, I strongly recommend it.<\/p>\n

    Choosing to do this internship through Aurora was one of the best choices I could have made. I learned a variety of practical legal skills and enhanced my knowledge of native title law and the issues relating to Indigenous rights. I also had the chance to work with some amazing, dedicated and passionate people at NTSV. \u00a0I highly recommend applying for the Aurora Internship Program; it will be an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n

    5. Oaktree Roadtrip<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    This September, you have an unprecedented opportunity to make change on a global scale.<\/p>\n

    As world leaders come together in Brisbane this year for the G20 summit, we\u2019re hitting the road to ensure that they take action to end extreme poverty; and we want you to join us.<\/p>\n

    From\u00a0Sunday 28 September until Saturday 4 October<\/strong>, join a thousand young people on the End Poverty Roadtrip. We\u2019ll journey across the country to transform the way that Australians think about the issue. We\u2019ll meet our leaders to ensure that they commit to upholding the standards of fairness and justice for the world\u2019s poor.<\/p>\n

    Because now, more than ever, as the international spotlight falls on Australia, <\/strong>we need to ensure that our leaders have the conviction to create real change.<\/p>\n

    Sign up for the Roadtrip today, to make sure that our generation is the one to end extreme poverty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    While extreme poverty has been halved over the last twenty years, we know it\u2019s been a tough few months. Australia\u2019s aid budget has been axed, with $7.6 billion dollars slashed over the course of five years. Cut after cut, progress has been stifled.<\/p>\n

    But we have the power to transform this reality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It starts with the Roadtrip and it starts with you.<\/p>\n

    Get on board today at the\u00a0website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

    6. S2 SETU Surveys<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Please complete these S2 surveys:<\/p>\n