Socio-legal academic @latrobelaw, ARC DECRA Fellow, Honorary Fellow @MDI_unimelb // Disability & health-related law & politics // sometimes muso
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31 Oct 2023
A web-based version of our Digital Futures in Mind report is now available for anyone interested in (a more web-friendly read about) the politics, law, & ethics of tech experiments in the mental health context piersgooding.github.io/digit…
ALT Report cover that reads: Digital Futures in Mind: Reflecting on Technological Experiments in Mental Health and Crisis support
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“People with intellectual disability continue to receive substandard healthcare as program to train doctors risks closure” abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/i…
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New legislation on disability-related governance in higher ed in Australia with strong support from disability law expert, Prof Paul Harpur at UQ: Higher Education Support (Other Grants) Amendment (Disability Support Fund) Guidelines 2026 legislation.gov.au/F2026L006…
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Piers Gooding retweeted
According to the Harvard Business Review, these are the top 10 generative AI use cases in 2026.
And yes, therapy/companionship is the top use case again, regardless of what AI companies say:
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"Professor McVilly's career began as a psychologist in one of these institutions, Hobart's Willow Court, which closed in 2000. He said he was concerned a move back to block funding could end up leading to more "large-scale residential facilities". abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/w…
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May 14
Study on Inequality in Life and Death: The Duty to Investigate and Remedy the Systemic Causes of the Deaths of Persons with Disabilities under International Law. Harvard Human Rights Journal. New paper from Gerard Quinn. journals.law.harvard.edu/hrj…
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May 14
“The only thing that makes sense of the loss of your loved one is that maybe lessons will be learned and the same thing will not happen to someone else…”
Testimony of a parent, Andre McCulloch, to the Justice Committee of the UK Parliament hearing on the Coroners Service (2021)
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May 14
New study on a training program for Brazilian health professionals regarding legal capacity, supported decision-making, and advanced planning for individuals with psychosocial, intellectual, & cognitive disabilities. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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May 10
A new free, searchable database of coronial findings for Australian clinicians has been established (seemingly as a passion project by an anaesthetist - hats off to them). Tagging and case summaries are AI-generated so note the limitations. coronial.com.au/
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May 10
A new free, searchable database of coronial findings for Australian clinicians has been established (seemingly as a passion project by an anaesthetist - hats off to them). Tagging and case summaries are AI-generated so note the limitations. coronial.com.au/
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May 10
For coronial law/disability law scholars, does anyone know why the cases with a simple tag of 'disability' are radically higher in Victoria? (ping @LisaMBrophy are we among the only ones left on X?! 😬)
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May 10
I cam across the database via @BillMadden's excellent blog, which I'd recommend to Aus. health law tweeps.
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Apr 30
📚 In her book review, Emma Sutton KC (Chair of the Court of Protection Bar Association) says my book "is an authoritative text providing a serious contribution to a developing area of law". It "both reflects and advances an important shift in contemporary legal thought." 📚
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Apr 29
My book 'Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults' was launched last week 🥳
Thanks to King LJ, Emma Sutton KC, Akua Agyepong and Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) for speaking on the panel chaired by Mary-Rachel McCabe
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“The WA Criminal Law Mental Impairment Act is being constrained by infrastructure gaps... People deemed not criminally responsible of offences due to mental impairment are being forced to remain in prison due to the lack of secure hospitals.” abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/w…
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Apr 26
"This amounts to a gesture by lawmakers to the enduring importance of a person’s core or essence, which should guide the making of decisions that affect them." Queensland Public Advocate, John Chesterman, reflecting on the new dynamics of capacity law. smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-an…
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Apr 24
Vale Dr Raelene West. News of Rae's passing came as such a sad shock to me. For those interested, the Melbourne Disability Institute has prepared a tribute that details some of her rich academic and advocacy contributions. disability.unimelb.edu.au/Dr…
(I loved the tunes Rae!)
3 Dec 2024
time to sign-off from twitter/X ...thks for all of the debates; hope u enjoyed the tunez
I'll have a cup of tea
And tell you of my
Dreamin', dreamin' is free
Dream, dream, even for a little while
Dream, dream, filling up an idle hour
Fade away
Radiate
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A misleading headline, countered within by sociologist Pei-Chun Ko’s point about the basic lack of research showing AI offers positive and lasting ways to address loneliness, and more principled challenges to the very premise of using AI to try and do so abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/a…
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Apr 15
A Disability Inclusive Law and Policy Hub has been launched at Melbourne Law School led by @annaarstein, with support from @mdi_unimelb and other scholars at the School, building on their (already excellent) work disability.unimelb.edu.au/ho…
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“I Want to Be Interdependent”: An Exploratory Study on the Use of Supported Decision-Making for People with Serious Mental Illness | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core - cup.org/4cdBA00
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"We found that study participants were able to: (1) use supported decision-making once empowered to do so; (2) decide when and how to use supported decision-making; and (3) develop individualized decision-making strategies based upon their unique characteristics and situations."
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