Master of International Law provides commercial benefits for Austin

From hostage negotiation to international business, Master of International Law student Austin Whittaker is used to high pressure situations.
Austin has taken on a range of careers, getting his start in special operations units of the Australian Army and NSW police and later managing an international security company and a start-up renewable energy company.
Austin’s work and interest has always had an international focus and he currently consults across a diverse portfolio of project management, international trade, and security and risk management.
“One of my consulting roles involves significant capital purchases of equipment from overseas and I was drafting reasonably complex legal documents based on years of accumulated experience in this area,” says Austin.
As the work grew it became more complex and soon there were contracts worth tens of millions of dollars and involving intellectual property. That’s when Austin made the decision to sharpen his skills and return to university.
But when he was

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