Indigenous voice to Parliament must be ‘constitutional priority’: ALA
Enshrining a voice in Federal Parliament for the First Australians must now occur, in light of a parliamentary report supporting constitutional recognition, according to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
33 appointed to AAT
The federal government has named 33 new part-time appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
THE BAR • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
TabCorp appoints new general counsel
Australian wagering, gaming and Keno operations company Tabcorp Holdings has hired a new general counsel, who will commence in the role in March of next year.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Encryption access laws cannot be rushed or politicised
The Law Council of Australia has argued that Federal Parliament must not rush consideration of “complex and unprecedented” encryption access laws, warning of the very ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Legal institutions and lawyers react to new royal commission
The Australian legal profession is having its say on Victoria’s newly-announced royal commission into the management of police informants, following the raising of ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
New royal commission announced in wake of questions about barrister informant
The Andrews government has announced it will establish a royal commission to independently inquire into Victoria Police’s recruitment and management of one of its ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Why law students will benefit from getting involved
Rolling up one’s sleeves as a student and doing advocacy work leads to a more holistic and well-rounded legal educational experience, argues the winner of the Women in ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Qld Bill of Rights must be stronger, says ALA
National advocacy body Australian Lawyers Alliance has argued that the Queensland Bill of Rights will make a substantial difference, but improvements must still be made ...
POLITICS • Sun, 02 Dec 2018
Proposed structural changes to family courts will not deliver desired outcomes: LCA
National legal advocacy body Law Council of Australia has recommended that bills to reform the structure of the existing Federal Circuit Court and Family Court “not be ...
POLITICS • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
