Assembling a collection for Paris Fashion Week is the culmination of a life’s work for most designers.
But just months after graduation, Queensland College of Art jewellery designer Jess McMaster is in the city of light to show her latest accessories collection to international buyers and trendsetters.
Jess graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art – Jewellery and Small Objects last year and has been working feverishly to create a stunning new collection to go on display in The CUBE Showroom, alongside other emerging designers.
“I got the invitation a couple of days before my final assignment was due, so it was a powerful incentive,” she says with a laugh.
“The showroom found me on Instagram – they have scouts that are constantly scouring the site for new talent.
“I produced a whole new collection and made a lot of new work – I haven’t stopped since the end of December!”
Showing her designs at Paris Fashion Week has always been on her
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New scholarship links students with international logistics
A pathway to a career in international logistics and supply chain management could open up for one Griffith business student in 2017 with the introduction of the Mainfreight Scholarship.
Final year students of business and commerce are invited to apply for the scholarship which has been developed with a focus on the next generation of responsible global leaders.
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Personal ambitions and leadership potential of applicants will be among the key criteria assessed.
The $8000 scholarship could also potentially lead to a place in the Mainfreight Graduate Program.
Closing date for applications is Sunday, March 5.
Mainfreight is a sophisticated international supply chain business with a team of more than 6000. The $2 billion global business specialises in transport and logistics.
How does volunteering in an orphanage encourage modern slavery?
By Kate van Doore, Griffith Law School
Last week, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, announced an Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. This is a great step forward for Australia as we think about our responsibility for how our actions contribute to modern slavery throughout the world.
I am interested in this issue because of my research looking at how orphanage volunteering can cause child trafficking into orphanages. Senator Linda Reynolds and I have co-written a Voluntourism Information Sheet – Support families, not orphanages and will be highlighting it at the Inquiry.
This short blog will give you an idea of how volunteering in an orphanage might be regarded as a form of modern slavery.
What is modern slavery?
Modern slavery is not defined in any international convention, but usually includes the traditional definition of slavery in addition to ‘debt bondage, serfdom, forced marriage and the delivery of a child for
Duncan Free inducted into Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame
Griffith Sports College Director, Duncan Free OAM, has been inducted into the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame.
The Australian rowing legend joins a legion of sporting greats emanating from the Gold Coast who have received the prestigious award including Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Nathan Sharpe, Robbie McEwen and Trevor Hendy.
“It is a great honour to be recognised alongside such notable and great names in sport,” Duncan Free said.
“To be mentioned in the same conversation as someone like Grant Davies is something I value personally. His sportsmanship at the Seoul Olympics is memorable and a lesson to us all.”
Grant Davies displayed grace and integrity in 1988 after he discovered the gold medal he thought he had won was not to be and he would have to settle for silver.
He was inducted into the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame in 1999, the same year the Hall of Fame accolade was opened to
New pool making a splash on Gold Coast campus
Staff and students returning to the Gold Coast campus for the 2017 academic year will note an exciting and welcome addition to life at Griffith.
An Olympic-size swimming pool is the centrepiece of the new Gold Coast Aquatic Centre which is now open and put to use by everyone from serious swimmers to those just looking looking to cool down during a scorching summer.
The new facility, located next to the Student Centre (G33), also provides an ideal setting for social events.
An additional gym space overlooking the pool will also complement the Gold Coast Uni Fitness Health Centre already based on the campus.
“The new Aquatic Centre is a magnificent addition and I would encourage staff and students to come along and make the most of this top quality amenity,” Professor Ned Pankhurst, Head of Gold Coast campus, said.
“Griffith has developed a world-class university campus on the Gold Coast over the past decade, a place
Abortion law reform stymied again in Queensland
By Zoe Rathus AM, Griffith Law School
On Tuesday, Rob Pyne MP, independent member for Cairns, announced the withdrawal of his two abortion reform Bills aimed at de-criminalising and regulating abortion in Queensland.[1] The decision was made in the face of inevitable failure when the LNP advised that its members would vote in a block to oppose the Bills.
As Pyne explained at a Rally the following evening – it would be damaging to see the Bills defeated in the Legislative Assembly. Instead the question has been referred to the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) by the Attorney-General, Yvette D’Ath MP. Reports about each Bill have already been produced by the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Committee of the Queensland Parliament, but the QLRC will provides a different process to that of a Private Member’s Bill.
Queenslanders have campaigned for decades for change
It was understandable that some who were present
Competition creates employment opportunities
Griffith University students were granted a unique opportunity to gain work-based experience in Company Law, thanks to a competition run by SV Partners.
The national insolvency practice has a history of hiring Griffith graduates and was keen to seek out the best and the brightest of the new cohort. Matthew Hudson, Manager at SV Partners, devised a contest that would see students stretch their problem solving skills for a shot at a paid work experience position.
The competition took the form of a legal hypothetical question devised by Matthew, for students in the Company Law course to complete as their weekly workshop exercise. The answers were judged by course convenor Craig Cameron, who then sent the top five responses on to Matthew to select a winner who would get paid work experience at the practice. And the standard was so high, they couldn’t choose just one.
The winner of the SV
Political donation reform needed to regain public trust
With Queensland’s new political donation disclosure system now online, a new international survey shows strong Australian support for banning businesses from making political donations.
The release of Transparency International’s 2017 Global Corruption Barometer results marks the commencement of Queensland’s new online disclosure system for donations to candidates, until now only revealed after elections are over.
Professor A J Brown from Griffith University’s Centre for Governance & Public Policy, said the telling results highlight how crucial it is for such reforms to be rolled out nationally, and extended, if citizen trust in government is to be maintained or restored.
Professor A J Brown says political donation reform is needed to restore public trust
“In many countries, citizens are concerned by the level of petty bribery they face when trying to access government services, but Australians are clearly most concerned about the risks of ‘grand’ corruption and secret deals behind closed doors,” Professor Brown said.
Public distrust
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Law is the art of goodness and fairness
By Dr Edward Mussawir, Griffith Law School
The opening words of Justinian’s Digest, the great surviving compilation of Roman law, contains a thought on the relation between the concepts of law and justice. ‘For he who intends to devote himself to law (ius),’ the jurist Ulpian states from his guidebook for students, ‘first it is necessary to know from where the very name of law (ius) derives. It is called such from justice (iustitia). For … the law is the art of goodness and fairness.’ (Digest 1, 1, 1).
On its own the passage isn’t very remarkable. In the place where Justinian enshrines it, it would be easy to take it either as a relatively empty introduction, aimed at lifting esteem in the law and the study of law in particular.
Or it could be seen as resembling something of a more critical reminder, one which is similar to the way our better teachers, remind
‘Comprehensive’ Griffith rises up QS rankings
Griffith University features among the world’s elite institutions in 28 subject areas covered in the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, which were unveiled today (March 8).
Griffith was ranked in the top 100 institutions worldwide in 11 subject areas, including a world top 10 position in Hospitality and Leisure Management (which was also ranked number one in Australia).
Three other subject areas – Nursing and Midwifery, Development Studies and Performing Arts – gained top 50 positions on the global stage, making this Griffith’s best ever result in the seventh edition of the prestigious annual ranking system.
“This result is significant acknowledgement of Griffith’s status as one of Australia’s most comprehensive research and teaching universities,” Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian O’Connor (left), said.
“The latest QS rankings reflect the rapid expansion and external recognition of our comprehensive research and teaching profile.
“The QS rankings measure reputation through a global academic and employer survey and also use quantitative indicators