Dr Michelle Fernando

@juliettemm Very common! And then hits all time low when doing your revisions. The journey is long but you’re nearly there!!

Is it common to feel extremely depressed after submitting your PhD or is this just run of the mill self-loathing?

I am presenting a webinar on the Voice of the Child in International Child Abduction this Wed 25 Oct, hosted by Family Law Pathways Network (ACT & Region) with commentator former Deputy Chief Justice John Faulks. All are welcome to register and attend. eventbrite.com.au/e/the-voice-of…

@juliettemm @BBCNews This is very cool. I am cool by association. And I’m pretty sure it will happen again!

It will probably never happen again so I may as well share despite the cringe. Hi, it's me on @BBCNews

Really happy to get this piece out today via @ConversationEDU How do we talk about the referendum when there is so much misinformation? Hopefully these 7 Rules help. theconversation.com/7-rules-for-a-…

To paraphrase Lady Hale, we must ensure that an instrument designed to protect children from the harmful effects of child abduction is not in itself turned into an instrument of harm. Thank you @nitagreenqld for bringing this case to my attention. #childrensrights #childrensvoice

In this #hagueabduction case, Strum J was critical of the department for refusing to sedate children or use force to get them on a plane. austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdo…

Senators hugging victim-survivors of family violence after they gave their evidence. It’s a special day at the Senate Committee hearing and bodes well for fixing problems in the Family Law Act.

Privileged to give evidence today to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on proposed changes to the Family Law Act, arguing for greater recognition of children’s rights and voices in family law decision-making with my wonderful colleague Georgina Dimopoulos.

#FamilyLaw #childrensrights #childrensvoices

In our first exciting collab, @JessMant1 and I compared how children’s objections are heard in child abduction cases in England and Wales, Aus and USA. Even within the restrictions of the Hague Convention, children are not being listened to properly. mdpi.com/2075-471X/12/4…

This is all very well, but the time to create AI-proof assessments and mark them must be properly resourced. In-person exams is such a logical solution, I’m mystified as to why some institutions, like mine, are so averse

@Dr_Joe_McIntyre @WendyLacey6 Um yeah like we believe you only have one

@WendyLacey6 It's sooo good. I have been known to head to mitcham for the shopping just so I could get one

@juliettemm God forgives singers who repent

@Dr_MM_Fernando It's because it was in a church, I've been cursed lol

You know what's fun to do when you feel sick? MARKING

Today I was asked to be editor of a top journal, and got a call up to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and I am kicking academia’s ass! Also, I found mouse poo on my (home) desk so mice always win. #AcademicTwitter #lawtwitter #FamilyLaw

@sports_adelaide And I feel sad that the other students are missing out on the bonding experience of the communal eye-rolling

@Dr_MM_Fernando Have all the Uni's demanding that lectures be decided online spared a thought for the mature age students that want to ask a question that they already know the answer to but makes them feel superior to all the other students.

Finished recording a substantial part of a lecture. Felt sense of accomplishment. Then realised my headset was not plugged in. Why, university gods, why??!! #AcademicTwitter

I trapped it. Then had to dispose of it. It was gross. This is why we have husbands!

Husband and kids have gone to Tassie for school hols and I was feeling so smug about having the house to myself. Then a f$&@ing mouse ran across the living room.