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Leanne O'Donnell

Melbourne
As seen in: The Guardian, iTnews, Crikey, Eureka Street, Law Institute Journal, Alternative Law Journal, Justinian
Covers:  Technology, law, policy
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Leanne O'Donnell’s Biography

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I'm actively engaged in issues where policy, law and technology intersect.

In the telecommunications sector, my previous roles include working in regulatory affairs and industry engagement with the Security Group at NBN Co and iiNet.

As a senior lawyer, I played a central role in the landmark iiNet copyright litigation, from trial through to the unanimous High Court win. I've also had day-to-day conduct of complex commercial litigation in the Federal and Supreme Courts.

Leanne O'Donnell’s Journalist Portfolio

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Government haste lays waste to consultation

Government haste lays waste to consultation

In October last year, in my former role as regulatory manager of iiNet, I responded to a confidential industr…

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Known unknowns of the facial recognition capability

Known unknowns of the facial recognition capability

In May, the Federal Justice Minister announced a plan to work toward a National Facial Biometric Matching Cap…

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Data regime will see us funding our own surveillance

Data regime will see us funding our own surveillance

Back in March Malcolm Turnbull told ABC radio: 'The only thing the data retention law is requiring is that ty…

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600,000 disclosures of telecommunications data in one year

600,000 disclosures of telecommunications data in one year

In the ACMA Annual Report, for 2014-15, it was reported that there were: 584 029 disclosures of information…

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European Data Retention Laws: an update

European Data Retention Laws: an update

This table was produced by Leanne O'Donnell - a senior lawyer and leading legal expert in the communications …

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Social media: How social media can help you

Social media: How social media can help you

Cite as: July 2015 89 (7) LIJ, p.80 Entering the world of Twitter and blogs enables practitioners to keep up …

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Discovery a digital dilemma in the terabyte age

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By Leanne O'Donnell
| iTnews
The Australian Law Reform Commission has released a consultation paper on the discovery of documents for Federal Court cases, highlighting the complexities of litigation in the age of the terabyte. Among the issues raised in the consultation paper is “the impact of technology on the discovery of documents”.
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iiNet: Charting a new course for authorisation law in Australia

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By Leanne O'Donnell
| Law Institute Journal
Feature Articles Cite as: April 2013 87 (4) LIJ, p.44 Internet service provider iiNet was found not to have authorised copyright infringement when its customers downloaded films.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I've been writing on issues where law & policy intersect for well over a decade. Richard Ackland published some of my first writing.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, to learn how to type at high school.

How is social media changing news?

The pace is faster than ever before. Stories on policy too often miss out over stories on personalities and "optics".

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