LP120200367 – The Trailblazing Women and the Law Project (2013-2017)

The trailblazing women and the law project created, showcased and analysed the first publicly accessible, national, oral history of seven decades of Australia’s pioneer women lawyers contributing to the fields of gender, oral history, biography, law, citizenship, social networks, cultural informatics, ePublication and women’s history archiving.

DP130101954 - The court as archive: rethinking the institutional role of federal superior courts of record (2013-2017)

This project examined the institutional role of federal superior courts of record to ground an analysis of their responsibilities as curators of a significant national archive. It provided principles for the administration of court records that respond to the competing legal and civic demands of contemporary Australian society.

LP100200596 – Small mercies, big futures: enhancing law, policy and practice in the selection, protection and settlement of refugee children and youth (2011-2015)

Small mercies, big futures: enhancing law, policy and practice in the selection, protection and settlement of refugee children and youth. This project assisted refugee youth and children who ultimately became Australian citizens or permanent residents. In so doing, it helped to maximise the social benefits that flow from immigration. The project also helped to reduce the risk of social dysfunction that flows from damage sustained in childhood. By raising awareness of issues involving refugee children, the project encouraged Australians to become more responsive to children generally. Finally, the international exposure generated by the project assisted in restoring Australia's international reputation, which has been damaged by poor practices in relation to refugee youth and children in the past.

DP250100382 – Auditing the auditors: Assessing capacity for gender-responsive lawmaking (2025-2027)

This Project will discover if and how legislative scrutiny advances gender equality. By investigating parliamentary gender audit committees in Tasmania, the ACT, Canada and Spain, we will generate new comparative knowledge on the influence, relevance and contribution of gender audit committees to lawmaking, breaking ground in exploring the capacity of auditing to enhance legislation for a diversity of women. The project will create a qualitative and quantitative dataset on gender audits based on the team’s expertise in parliamentary scrutiny, gendered citizenship and gender equality. Its timely comparative findings will enable the Australian government to learn from state and global experiences to achieve its gender equality ambitions.