AABHL Conference

29th November – 2nd December 2026

Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia

ABSTRACTS OPEN SOON – STAY TUNED!

SAVE THE DATE! We are thrilled to announce the 2026 AABHL conference will be hosted by the Centre for Health Law and Policy, University of Western Australia! Join us 29th November – 2nd December 2026 for the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Conference in Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia.

This annual gathering provides a valuable platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and open exchange of ideas and a chance to meaningfully connect with others in the bioethics and health law fields across Australiasia. Join us for an incredible lineup of engaging presentations, riveting keynotes and thought-provoking panels. Call for Abstracts will open soon, so stay tuned for announcement. Topics may include (but are not limited to):

  • Professional Ethics
  • Medical Law
  • Health Equity and Justice
  • Mental Health
  • Genetics and Genomic
  • Environment and Health
  • Technology, AI, and Data Ethics
  • Indigenous Ethics and Philosophy
  • Health Policy and Public Health
  • Clinical Ethics
  • Animal Ethics
  • Global Health
  • Reproductive Ethics and Law
  • End of Life Ethics and Decision-Making
  • Research Ethics and Regulation
  • Cultural Safety in Health
Who Should Attend?

This conference is targeted at academics and practitioners working in professions and disciplines including all aspects of healthcare, policy development, medico-legal, education, ethics/philosophy, and research.

 

Registration dates coming soon. 

2026 AABHL Student Essay Prize

John McPhee (Law) Prize

Paper Eligibility: Health Law and Ethics: a topic related to health, law, and ethics.

Max Charlesworth (Bioethics) Prize

Paper Eligibility: Bioethics: ethical issues arising in relation to medicine, the health sciences, or health care in general from any disciplines that offer a perspective on such issues, including philosophy, bioethics, law, social theory, sociology, anthropology, psychology, feminism, linguistics, cultural studies, history, literary theory and literature.

Criteria & Assessment

Only winning submissions will be invited to present at the AABHL Conference. If you would like your work to be considered for general programming, please submit as an abstract via the online abstract submission on the Call for Papers Page on the Conference Website.

Length: Must not exceed 5000 words. References not included in word count.

Submission or Conformity Requirements on the Paper or Essay: To be confirmed.

Selection Panel: To be confirmed.

Criteria for Assessment: Criteria for assessment for both the John McPhee and the Max Charlesworth Prize include: evidence of academic scholarship, familiarity with the chosen area, rigour in presentation, originality