A/Prof Narrelle Morris
@narrellemorris.bsky.social
Curtin Law School. Legal history, statutory interpretation, research and writing. Japan. Permanently at risk of being squashed by books in my office.
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My article “Current Approaches to the Use of Generative AI in Australian Courts and Tribunals: Should Australian Judges Have Guidelines Too?” is now out in the Journal of Judicial Administration!
Short answer: yes.
Slightly longer answer: nobody should be using it for legal research or writing.
Short answer: yes.
Slightly longer answer: nobody should be using it for legal research or writing.
Including me!
We are very pleased to announce today the election of 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members & Postgraduate Members to the Royal Historical Society following the latest meeting of the RHS Council bit.ly/4kM8yZd
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org today #Skystorians 1/2
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org today #Skystorians 1/2
Society elects 250 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS
At its latest meeting on 6 February 2026, the RHS Council elected 85 Fellows, 36 Associate Fellows, 47 Members and 82 Postgraduate Members, a total of 250 people newly associated with the Society, fro...
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February 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Including me!
Delighted to become FRHistS on my 50th birthday!
February 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Delighted to become FRHistS on my 50th birthday!
Of course they do. Symptomatic of the election displays of $$$ empathy with tradies and ghosting of nurses, educators and carers. Yes, I know, not all men or women in either category.
“Men get a larger overall share of the benefits of Australia’s current tax expenditures and deductions . . . and in news that will not shock many, men receive a greater share of the benefits of our tax settings than women.” - Gemma Killen
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3ZGFCIv
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3ZGFCIv
February 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Of course they do. Symptomatic of the election displays of $$$ empathy with tradies and ghosting of nurses, educators and carers. Yes, I know, not all men or women in either category.
Not a word apart from the backing track but you know exactly what it’s about. The arts are powerful. No wonder every tinpot dictator hates the arts. Kudos.
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Not a word apart from the backing track but you know exactly what it’s about. The arts are powerful. No wonder every tinpot dictator hates the arts. Kudos.
Congratulations to last night’s Curtin Uni graduates, especially all the law and business law grads.
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Congratulations to last night’s Curtin Uni graduates, especially all the law and business law grads.
I think he’d be among all the tech execs, current or former, to shriek for excellent legal representation if he needed it. But, by all means dude, consider representing yourself because you don’t consider sustained effort worthwhile.
Guy who doesn’t know anything thinks you shouldn’t either.
Ex-Google exec says degrees in law and medicine are a waste of time because they take so long to complete that AI will catch up by graduation | Fortune
“Higher education as we know it is on the verge of becoming obsolete,” the former Google AI leader told Fortune.
fortune.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I think he’d be among all the tech execs, current or former, to shriek for excellent legal representation if he needed it. But, by all means dude, consider representing yourself because you don’t consider sustained effort worthwhile.
This is awesomely fun reading. Also check out the transcript of the “on oath” discussion between the lawyer and the court that someone posted in the comments.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This is awesomely fun reading. Also check out the transcript of the “on oath” discussion between the lawyer and the court that someone posted in the comments.
Now if only my name was Nicole … 🤔
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Now if only my name was Nicole … 🤔
Astounding. I learned to ocean swim in and around Dunsborough as a kid through seaweed and stingers. I regularly do 1 km in a pool. 4 km through those waters at age 13 is some strength of stamina and will.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Teenager makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea
A 13-year-old boy has been hailed a hero after swimming four hours through rough seas to get help for his mother and two siblings, who were swept out to sea on an inflatable paddleboard in WA's South ...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Astounding. I learned to ocean swim in and around Dunsborough as a kid through seaweed and stingers. I regularly do 1 km in a pool. 4 km through those waters at age 13 is some strength of stamina and will.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Today is the birthday of Sir William Flood Webb, born in South Brisbane on 21 Jan 1887. During WW2 he served as the Australian judge and President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. This is the earliest photograph I have of him, as a newly appointed judge in 1925.
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Today is the birthday of Sir William Flood Webb, born in South Brisbane on 21 Jan 1887. During WW2 he served as the Australian judge and President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. This is the earliest photograph I have of him, as a newly appointed judge in 1925.
So “Stanger Things” [sic] is one of the most watched Netflix shows ever but apparently we still must ask the question: is being a geek cool? This was stale and tired stereotyping in the 1980s!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
From cringe to mainstream: Is it cool to be a geek now?
Has a surge in the popularity of hit shows like Stranger Things led to an uptick in geekiness, changing how we feel about nerd culture? The ABC attended Darwin's Geektacular event to find out.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 AM
So “Stanger Things” [sic] is one of the most watched Netflix shows ever but apparently we still must ask the question: is being a geek cool? This was stale and tired stereotyping in the 1980s!
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
What a conference to be! I’ll be submitting an abstract but on what? So many ideas! 🤷♀️
ICL folks, CFP for "The Afterlife of Atrocity Tribunals" conference to be held in Sydney in November 2026. Details here:
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
What a conference to be! I’ll be submitting an abstract but on what? So many ideas! 🤷♀️
Who is “the woman”? As opposed to whom exactly? Is gender relevant to being a royal commissioner? How about titling her correctly too?
Honestly ABC News, do better!
Honestly ABC News, do better!
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Who is “the woman”? As opposed to whom exactly? Is gender relevant to being a royal commissioner? How about titling her correctly too?
Honestly ABC News, do better!
Honestly ABC News, do better!
*That hat* must surely now count amongst the most expensive headwear of modern times. At least the High Court will be the end of the line.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Bruce Lehrmann launches High Court appeal in latest defamation battle round
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann takes his appeal to the High Court against the findings that he, on the balance of probabilities, raped Brittany Higgins in 2019.
www.abc.net.au
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
*That hat* must surely now count amongst the most expensive headwear of modern times. At least the High Court will be the end of the line.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Fascinating thread here on issues that I’ve pondered, albeit in the Australian context, not US. Corollary issues include legal academics wading into public advocacy for law reform completely outside their areas of expertise but always not so quietly pointing to their role.
Genuinely curious about what profs think about this. I don’t think holding lawyers accountable for their clients views is ok. But academics are different. We have a duty to be intellectually honest, and I think advocating for positions that our expertise rejects abandons the scholarly mission.
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Fascinating thread here on issues that I’ve pondered, albeit in the Australian context, not US. Corollary issues include legal academics wading into public advocacy for law reform completely outside their areas of expertise but always not so quietly pointing to their role.
Farewell to 2025 from Falcon WA. Happy NYE to all and sincerely hoping the next quarter century is an improvement.
December 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Farewell to 2025 from Falcon WA. Happy NYE to all and sincerely hoping the next quarter century is an improvement.
By Robert Cribb and Sandra Wilson
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
By Robert Cribb and Sandra Wilson
Reposted by A/Prof Narrelle Morris
A short little piece i had come out today on some of the social implications of the rise of pseudolaw, with (hopefully) a positive spin
Pseudolaw as a Gateway Drug: Violence, Intimidation and Access to Justice
Dr Joe McIntyre takes a deep dive into the murky world of pseudolaw. While pseudolaw’s increased popularity is deeply concerning, it also invites us to reflect on the relationship between the legal sy...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A short little piece i had come out today on some of the social implications of the rise of pseudolaw, with (hopefully) a positive spin
It is frankly unbelievable that an org has to put this notice up about their resources. It must be maddening to have to devote staff resources to responding to emails, regardless of angry or polite tone, about non-existent materials.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
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Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It is frankly unbelievable that an org has to put this notice up about their resources. It must be maddening to have to devote staff resources to responding to emails, regardless of angry or polite tone, about non-existent materials.
The latest in the world of so obvious it didn’t need a study to establish it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Government appointments often 'look like nepotism', long-awaited review finds
A report into government appointments to boards has savaged the system, which it found too often allowed governments to award friends or pick candidates for political purposes, eroding trust with the ...
www.abc.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The latest in the world of so obvious it didn’t need a study to establish it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Reposted by A/Prof Narrelle Morris
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November 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Utopia script bot … govt agency website revamp takes from 2017-25, costs nearly $100M and makes things worse than the previous website.
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BOM boss reveals $96.5m website rebuild approved by Turnbull government
The Bureau of the Meteorology's new chief executive has blamed a "miscommunication" for the furore that has erupted over a costly and controversial website redesign.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Utopia script bot … govt agency website revamp takes from 2017-25, costs nearly $100M and makes things worse than the previous website.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Well, that’s a bit of an embarrassing error 😀
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, that’s a bit of an embarrassing error 😀
Not to mention the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also reaching its 80th anniversary of commencement next year!
For the IMTFE records in Australia, plus our own Aust war crimes trials, see my finding aid at the National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au/help-your-re...
For the IMTFE records in Australia, plus our own Aust war crimes trials, see my finding aid at the National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au/help-your-re...
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Not to mention the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also reaching its 80th anniversary of commencement next year!
For the IMTFE records in Australia, plus our own Aust war crimes trials, see my finding aid at the National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au/help-your-re...
For the IMTFE records in Australia, plus our own Aust war crimes trials, see my finding aid at the National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au/help-your-re...