Leanne first published a one-off edition of a children's book for her 3 year-old brother when she was 12 years old.
Since then she has completed an Honours year in History at Monash University under the supervision of Emeritus Professor Graeme Davison and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
While still a student, Leanne worked as a bookseller, Front of House Manager for Monash's Performing Arts Precinct and a Legal Information Editor for Anstat/Lawlex.
You can engage Leanne to produce a wide range of writing including:
- opinion and analysis
- newsletter updates or website posts on telecommunications, security & internet regulation and public policy
- submissions and responses to consultations, parliamentary committees, law reform inquiries, regulators and Government Departments
Portfolio - examples of published writing
Can a tweet land you in court?
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Leanne O’Donnell January 17, 2017
Government haste lays waste to consultation
In October last year, in my former role as regulatory manager of iiNet, I responded to a confidential industry consultation paper on the proposed data retention scheme. The Attorney-General’s Department provided no response to that 22 page paper beyond an acknowledgment of receipt. It’s frustrating to feel like a government is simply going through the motions of ‘consultation’. This isn’t an isolated case. There’s too often a lack of meaningful consultation before bills are introduced into Parliament.
Known unknowns of the facial recognition capability
In May, the Federal Justice Minister announced a plan to work toward a National Facial Biometric Matching Capability, due to start operating in mid-2016. The lead agency is the Attorney-General’s Department, the same department frustrating telcos with its implementation of data retention. The lack of transparency around the project is concerning, as it has privacy implications for nearly all Australians. If you have a passport or driver’s licence, your facial image is relevant.
Data retention: too many unknowns, too many unanswered questions | Leanne O’Donnell
So you’ve got nothing to hide, and aren’t worried about data retention? There are plenty of other reasons you should be sceptical
Leanne O’Donnell
#Iitrial — Australia’s First Twitter Hashtag to Go from Trial to the High Court?
On 4 February 2010, I woke at 5:00am to fly to Sydney to hear the judgment in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd, the first trial in the world to proceed to judgment involving a suit against an internet service provider ('ISP') claiming
Leanne O’Donnell
Book Review: Mark Pearson “Blogging and Tweeting Without Getting Sued” – Leanne O’Donnell
Professor Mark Pearson’s Blogging & Tweeting Without Getting Sued will be welcomed by anyone writing online … Melbourne media lawyer Leanne O’Donnell reviews this timely legal guide to a rapidl…
INFORRM
Analysis: Where to now for ACTA?
Parliamentary scrutiny.
Leanne O’Donnell
Discovery a digital dilemma in the terabyte age
Australian Law Reform Commission searches for answers.
Leanne O’Donnell
Who’s laughing now? - The Justinian Archive - Justinian: Australian legal magazine. News on lawyers and the law
Kookaburras and copyright … Media neglects critical points in reporting damages decisio…
Who’s laughing now?