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Dr. Ray Nickson @RayNCrim

Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle School of Law and Justice, Lawyer, #restorativejustice, #criminology

Joined May 2024
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Sports, World War 2, mystery… my new article in The Conversation has it all. Immigration, inclusion, Japan and the White Australia policy. @Uni_Newcastle @JapanNsw @TokyoGiants @sabr @uonlawschool theconversation.com/how-base…

How baseball helped shape Japanese migrants’ experiences during the White Australia policy

The century-old story of Sydney’s Nippon Baseball Club offers insights into the lives of Asian migrants during the White Australia policy.

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SportsHistoryAust@SportHistoryAus
22 Dec 2025
ASSH membership for 2026 is due on 1 January - sporthistory.net.au/membersh…

Membership

ASSH membership fees are due on 1 January each year and run for the priod 1 January to 31 December and paid though online membership system. ASSH Online Membership System ASSH Online Membership Sys…

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23 Dec 2025
New article by ASSH member Ray Nickson on baseball sabr.org/journal/article/the…
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At the height of the White Australia Policy a team of Japanese immigrants were a celebrated addition to local sports in Sydney. You can read about their amazing story in my new article, 'The Disappearance of the Nippon Cup', in the Baseball Research Journal.
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Sports are a great vehicle to overcome prejudice. My research on the Nippon Baseball Club highlights this power during the White Australia Policy. It was a privilege to present this research to the Australia-Japan Society of NSW. Soon to appear in the Baseball Research Journal.
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I was interviewed about sports (baseball), history and crime today for @RadioNational with Julian Morrow from @chaser. @uonlawschool @UON_research @ABL @sabr abc.net.au/listen/programs/s…

Australian baseball’s dark past - ABC listen

Aussie baseballer Travis Bazzana has made history, becoming the first Australian to be the number one draft pick in U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB). 

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Here's the original article: theconversation.com/as-an-au….

As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here

Sydney baseballer Travis Bazzana has taken the US by storm but the sport has endured a surprisingly troubled history in Australia.

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If you’re looking for something to listen to at 6:15pm tonight I will be on ABC Radio Sydney talking about baseball history. @abcsydney @uonlawschool
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University of Newcastle@Uni_Newcastle
23 Jul 2024
Earlier this month, Travis Bazzana made history as the first Australian selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft. ⚾️ Dr @RayNCrim says we can only imagine how many more Bazzana’s Australia might have produced if not for the crimes that derailed baseball’s growth.👇
Dr. Ray Nickson@RayNCrim
23 Jul 2024
Crime - Sport - History. This story has it all. Just out in The Conversation, previously forgotten history of baseball in Australia. @Uni_Newcastle @MLB @sabr @BaseballNSW @UON_research @uonlawschool theconversation.com/as-an-au…
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Crime - Sport - History. This story has it all. Just out in The Conversation, previously forgotten history of baseball in Australia. @Uni_Newcastle @MLB @sabr @BaseballNSW @UON_research @uonlawschool theconversation.com/as-an-au…

As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here

Sydney baseballer Travis Bazzana has taken the US by storm but the sport has endured a surprisingly troubled history in Australia.

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Niall Seewang@N_Seewang
23 Jul 2024
Who knew baseball in Australia had such a controversial past! Via @RayNCrim theconversation.com/as-an-au…

As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here

Sydney baseballer Travis Bazzana has taken the US by storm but the sport has endured a surprisingly troubled history in Australia.

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I was interviewed for the ABC this week about restorative justice in health care. My interview with Paul Turton is at the 8 minute mark in the audio @uonlawschool @UON_research @alice_neikirk @abcnewsNewcstle abc.net.au/listen/programs/n…

Mornings - ABC listen

Sharing the stories of your region. The serious, the silly and the inspiring, join the conversation.

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CICJ@CICrimJ
16 Jul 2024
Duty lawyers are often overlooked in academic research - so we are particularly delighted to publish this article by @RayNCrim and @alice_neikirk
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15 Jul 2024
Replying to @alice_neikirk
@alice_neikirk and I just had an article arguing duty lawyers are legal first responders published in @CICrimJ @UON_research @uonlawschool @NatLegalAid @LegalAidSA @LegalAidACT tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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I was recently interviewed for the Law Society Journal regarding @alice_neikirk and my research on judicial bullying. @uonlawschool @UON_research lsj.com.au/articles/tackling…

Tackling the taboo of judicial bullying - Law Society Journal

With the difficulty in defining judicial bullying comes the challenge of measuring the extent of the issue throughout NSW.

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Jo Wailling@JWailling
14 Jul 2024
Great article expanding on Ray, Alice and Edna’s story in the Sydney Morning Herald today. It articulates why offering restorative justice for patients, families and clinicans is essential smh.com.au/national/nsw/why-…

Why these parents didn’t sue the hospital that killed their baby

What does justice look like when your child dies due to catastrophic medical errors?

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Jo Wailling@JWailling
10 May 2024
A deeply personal and insightful paper by lawyer and restorative scholar Dr Ray Nickson & Alice Neikirk about the death of a daughter and why non-adversarial options may be better placed to address the needs of victims and encourage restoration journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Jo Wailling@JWailling
12 Jul 2024
Absolutely inquiries should seek out marginalised voices, but restorative inquiry must do more than listen, seeking to meaningfully include stakeholders in system re-design, compensate them for their time and efforts, and act in a just and equitable way.
Patient Safety Commissioner@PSCommissioner
12 Jul 2024
Patient voice must be included in the independent investigation into NHS performance to be led by Lord Darzi, announced by the new Health Secretary Wes Streeting patientsafetycommissioner.or…
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Alice Neikirk@alice_neikirk
8 Jul 2024
Very excited to see the research from my first visit to the State Records of South Australia as part of the 2024 History Council Fellowship appearing in the Smithsonian Magazine. @UON_research @uonlawschool @Dr_KMcLoughlin @StateRecordsSA @HistorySA smithsonianmag.com/history/h…

How All-Female 'Juries of Matrons' Shaped Legal History

Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution

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I was recently interviewed for Human Resource Director magazine to discuss judicial bullying. This is from the research @alice_neikirk and I are undertaking @UON_research @uonlawschool How judicial bullying can impact the mental health of lawyers hcamag.com/au/specialisation…

How judicial bullying can impact the mental health of lawyers

'There's typically been a culture of, you've got to be tough and resilient, and you should just put up with it, it’s rite of passage', academic says

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This morning @alice_neikirk and I had a piece in The Conversation about judicial bullying in Australia. @UON_research @uonlawschool theconversation.com/like-bei…

Like being ‘slapped’ or ‘kicked’: judicial bullying is a problem in Australian courtrooms

Long a taboo subject within the profession, judges or magistrates bullying lawyers continues to be a problem in courtrooms, and more needs to be done to stamp it out.

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Isabella Crebert@IsabellaCrebert
12 May 2024
I was on radio again today! Thanks to @DrShaneRRR @einstein_agogo and the team for having me. Turns out that listening back to the interview wasn’t so bad. Thank you again to @XantheMallett @RayNCrim @DrDilanSeckiner for their ongoing support 💀🩻 @uonlawschool @Uni_Newcastle
Einstein A Go Go@einstein_agogo
12 May 2024
Our first guest (recorded earlier) is Isabella Crebert, a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle researching forensic anthropology #scienceiseverywhere #3RRRFM #science
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