Amelia McNamara

Want to make AI defensible? Change your culture

New research and insights are signalling that the risks associated with professional AI use are less about the technology’s capacity and more about how firms use it.

BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Oct 2026

AI, admin, and accessibility – is digitisation the answer to commission impossible?

The unfair dismissal process has gone digital in a move against AI applications and resulting administrative burden, but lawyers are warning that faster processes won’t ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Oct 2026

FWC’s guidance note forces applicants to ‘stand behind’ AI

Relying on a tool that only tells people what they want to hear will no longer fly for applicants in the Fair Work Commission, a senior counsel tells Lawyers Weekly.

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Oct 2026

Qld Supreme Court orders nation’s largest-ever asbestosis compensation

Slater and Gordon Lawyers has secured a $1.9 million payment for an ex-plumber diagnosed with asbestosis after being exposed to the toxic substance during his ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Oct 2026

Fortescue third to appeal against Federal Court’s native title compensation ruling

Further to the Federal Court’s landmark compensation ruling earlier this year, Fortescue Mining has joined the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation and the state of ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 20 Sep 2026

WFH bill may fail constitutional validity test, counsel says

Following Victorian Premier Ben Carroll’s confirmation that the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 will be debated and passed through the state’s ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Landmark AI victory in Fair Work Commission

Artificial intelligence was successfully harnessed in the Fair Work Commission to win a dispute over casual employment.

BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Right to Disconnect legislation is also right to ignore, SA tribunal clarifies

A recent ruling in the South Australian Employment Tribunal is the first to test the limits of Australia’s Right to Disconnect laws after an employer allegedly exploited ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Sep 2026

‘Silence is not golden’: Victoria refines NDA legislation

Victorian sexual harassment law is heralding a new age for sexual harassment complainants.

BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Aug 2026