Dr. Ray Nickson

Sports, World War 2, mystery… my new article in The Conversation has it all. Immigration, inclusion, Japan and the White Australia policy. @Uni_Newcastle @JapanNsw @TokyoGiants @sabr @uonlawschool theconversation.com/how-baseball-h…

ASSH membership for 2026 is due on 1 January - sporthistory.net.au/membership/

New article by ASSH member Ray Nickson on baseball sabr.org/journal/articl…

At the height of the White Australia Policy a team of Japanese immigrants were a celebrated addition to local sports in Sydney. You can read about their amazing story in my new article, 'The Disappearance of the Nippon Cup', in the Baseball Research Journal.

Sports are a great vehicle to overcome prejudice. My research on the Nippon Baseball Club highlights this power during the White Australia Policy. It was a privilege to present this research to the Australia-Japan Society of NSW. Soon to appear in the Baseball Research Journal.

@alice_neikirk and I published in the @LawSocietyNSW 's Journal today. We make the case again that duty lawyers are legal first responders. @uonlawschool @UON_research lsj.com.au/articles/meatb…

@alice_neikirk and I had an article published in the @LawSocietyNSW's Journal today. We argue further that duty lawyers are legal first responders. @uonlawschool @UON_research lsj.com.au/articles/meatb…

Here's the original article: theconversation.com/as-an-aussie-m….

I was interviewed about sports (baseball), history and crime today for @RadioNational with Julian Morrow from @chaser. @uonlawschool @UON_research @ABL @sabr abc.net.au/listen/program…

If you’re looking for something to listen to at 6:15pm tonight I will be on ABC Radio Sydney talking about baseball history. @abcsydney @uonlawschool

Earlier this month, Travis Bazzana made history as the first Australian selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft. ⚾️ Dr @RayNCrim says we can only imagine how many more Bazzana’s Australia might have produced if not for the crimes that derailed baseball’s growth.👇

Crime - Sport - History. This story has it all. Just out in The Conversation, previously forgotten history of baseball in Australia. @Uni_Newcastle @MLB @sabr @BaseballNSW @UON_research @uonlawschool theconversation.com/as-an-aussie-m…

Who knew baseball in Australia had such a controversial past! Via @RayNCrim theconversation.com/as-an-aussie-m…

I was interviewed for the ABC this week about restorative justice in health care. My interview with Paul Turton is at the 8 minute mark in the audio @uonlawschool @UON_research @alice_neikirk @abcnewsNewcstle abc.net.au/listen/program…

Duty lawyers are often overlooked in academic research - so we are particularly delighted to publish this article by @RayNCrim and @alice_neikirk

I was recently interviewed for the Law Society Journal regarding @alice_neikirk and my research on judicial bullying. @uonlawschool @UON_research lsj.com.au/articles/tackl…

Great article expanding on Ray, Alice and Edna’s story in the Sydney Morning Herald today. It articulates why offering restorative justice for patients, families and clinicans is essential smh.com.au/national/nsw/w…

@alice_neikirk and I were interviewed for today's @smh regarding our experience of medical negligence and calls for restorative justice in health care @UON_research @uonlawschool smh.com.au/national/nsw/w…

@alice_neikirk and I just had an article arguing duty lawyers are legal first responders published in @CICrimJ @UON_research @uonlawschool @NatLegalAid @LegalAidSA @LegalAidACT tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Absolutely inquiries should seek out marginalised voices, but restorative inquiry must do more than listen, seeking to meaningfully include stakeholders in system re-design, compensate them for their time and efforts, and act in a just and equitable way.