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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

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