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Repeal of medevac laws will lessen our compliance with international obligations
Not only do the medevac laws cost taxpayers less for refugee transfers, but they also ensure better compliance with Australia’s legal duties.
POLITICS • Mon, 26 Aug 2019
Bipartisanship needed to address prison numbers, says former NSW A-G
The number of people imprisoned, both in NSW and across the country, will continue to rise unless there is a bipartisan approach from both sides of politics as well as a ...
POLITICS • Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Public drunkenness to be decriminalised in Victoria
The Andrews Labor government will abolish the crime of public drunkenness and replace it with an Aboriginal-led health-based response, in order to provide vulnerable ...
POLITICS • Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Satisfaction with law firms at 5-year low
Exclusive research has shown satisfaction among Australian legal professionals has dropped to its lowest point in five years.
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2019
NSW to introduce chatbots to help solve legal queries
One-quarter of a million dollars has been invested into designing and building a chatbot to help vulnerable people solve common legal problems in New South Wales, the ...
POLITICS • Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Why was Pell’s appeal dismissed?
By a majority vote of two to one, the Court of Appeal in Victoria dismissed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction for child sex offences. Here’s why.
THE BAR • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
New categories added for Women in Law Awards
This year’s Women in Law Awards will feature two new categories: Company Secretary of the Year and Indigenous Lawyer of the Year.
BIG LAW • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Lawyers respond angrily to delay on abortion decriminalisation vote
The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state, which has been labelled “an insult” and shows a “lack ...
POLITICS • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Former magistrate to be struck off for child sex offences
A former Queensland-based magistrate has been recommended for removal from the roll in the Sunshine State following his conviction in 2017 for 18 child sex offences.
THE BAR • Wed, 21 Aug 2019