Dr Sarah Kendall is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in criminal law reform and legislative and policy development, particularly in the areas of national security and domestic, family and sexual violence. Currently, she is researching the nature, effectiveness and appropriateness of measures used to prevent and respond to emerging (often cyber) national security threats, including espionage, sabotage and foreign interference.
Experience
2024–present
Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
2023–2024
Legal Officer, Australian Law Reform Commission
2022–2022
Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
Education
2024
The University of Queensland, Doctor of Philosophy
2020
The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
2020
The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science
2020
Queensland University of Technology, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Publications
2024
Espionage law in the UK and Australia: balancing effectiveness and appropriateness, Cambridge Law Journal
2023
Environmental Damage as a Threat to National Security: Australia's Legal Vulnerability to Enviro-Terrorism and Enviro-Sabotage, Public Law Review
2022
How Australia's Foreign Interference Laws Undermine Press Freedom, Alternative Law Journal
2022
Crimes of Communication: The Implications of Australian Espionage Law for Global Media, Communication Law and Policy
2022
Network Activity, Account Takeover and Data Disruption Warrants: How Novel Law Enforcement Powers Impact Media Freedom, Australian Journal of Human Rights
2022
The Erosion of Academic Freedom: How Australian Espionage Law Impacts Higher Education and Research, Sydney Law Review
2021
Prosecution and Defence Strategies in Non-Fatal Strangulation Cases: Are They Influenced by Victim Brain Injury and PTSD?, Criminal Law Journal
2021
Risk and Uncertainty in Public Interest Journalism: The Impact of Espionage Law on Press Freedom, Melbourne University Law Review
2019
Australia's New Espionage Laws: Another Case of Hyper-Legislation and Over-Criminalisation, University of Queensland Law Journal