Introduction

Abstract

The Introduction highlights the importance of higher education and the existence of educational disadvantage in society, contextualised within current political events and discussions. It describes the intrinsic importance of education in allowing people to learn about themselves and the world they live in. It details the significant instrumental importance of education in the likelihood people will obtain employment and command higher incomes. It also provides a brief outline of different historical perspectives in relation to how best to provide higher education teaching and learning. The importance of law and policy for higher education is discussed, and the purpose and limitations of the research identified.

A Typology of Australian Animal Sentience Recognition Provisions — Enacted and Proposed

“…In 2019, the Australian Capital Territory ('ACT') became the first Australian jurisdiction to expressly recognise animal sentience in law when it amended the Animal Welfare Act 1992. 79 Section 4A(1)(a) of that Act now provides that the main objects of the Act include recognition that 'animals are sentient beings that are able to subjectively feel and perceive the world around them'. 80 Moreover, section 4A(1)(b) provides that 'animals have intrinsic value and deserve to be treated with compassion and have a quality of life that reflects their intrinsic value'.…”