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Elizabeth Handsley

Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University

I am a legal academic specialising in children's rights and media law. I am also the President of Children and Media Australia (www.childrenandmedia.org.au), and the co-host of Outside the Screen, a podcast all about screens in the lives of children and families (https://outsidethescreen.substack.com/podcast).

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Adjunct Professor of Law, La Trobe University
  • 2010–present
    President, Children and Media Australia
  • 2020–2022
    Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
  • 2008–2018
    Professor of Law, Flinders University
  • 2003–2008
    Associate Professor of Law, Flinders University
  • 1996–2002
    Senior Lecturer in Law, Flinders University
  • 1991–1996
    Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
  • 1988–1990
    Visiting Fellow in Law, University of New South Wales

Education

  • 1991 
    Northwestern University, Master of Laws
  • 1987 
    University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Laws
  • 1987 
    University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Arts (French)

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Academy of Law
  • Australian Association for Constitutional Law