Sarah Kendall

Sarah is recognised nationally and internationally as an expert on Australian espionage and foreign interference offences. Her research has been featured in leading national and international peer reviewed journals, such as the Cambridge Law Journal, Sydney Law Review and Melbourne University Law Review. She also regularly writes for The Conversation about national security crimes and makes submissions to government inquiries in Australia and overseas.

In recognition of her expertise, Sarah has been invited to engage with the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor on its reviews of Commonwealth secrecy, espionage, foreign interference and sabotage offences, to contribute to edited collections and special issues, and to be interviewed for local, national and international media (including The New York Times, The Australian and The Guardian).

Sarah currently works at the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC), leading the review of Queensland's non-fatal strangulation offence. Before joining the QLRC, she worked at the Department of Justice and Attorney-General Queensland in Strategic Policy and Legislation where she progressed the Criminal Justice Legislation (Sexual Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2024 (Qld). She has also previously worked at the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on a number of inquiries, including the Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws inquiry and Justice Responses to Sexual Violence inquiry. Sarah's doctoral research on the non-fatal strangulation offence and trauma-informed criminal trials has informed the work and practices of the QLRC and ALRC.