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Bill Swannie is Senior Lecturer at the Thomas More Law School. His areas of expertise include human rights law, anti-discrimination law, legal theory, media law and international law. He is a leading expert in free speech and vilification (hate speech) laws.
Previously, Dr Swannie was Principal Lawyer at a community legal centre, associate to a Vice President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and a government lawyer.
Dr Swannie has taught at Victorian law schools since 2013. He has received several teaching awards including a citation for programs that enhance student learning. His research is published in leading Australian law journals.
Dr Swannie is a member of the editorial board of the Alternative Law Journal () , a member of the Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group () , and on the management committee for the Law and Society Association of Australian and New Zealand () . He is a member of the Wellness for Law network and has a particular interest in student wellbeing.
He is available to supervise research students and for media queries.
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