Naomi Neilson

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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly, as well as other titles under the Momentum Media umbrella. She regularly writes about matters before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts, the Civil and Administrative Tribunals, and the Fair Work Commission. Naomi has also published investigative pieces about the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying, wage disputes, and staff exoduses. You can email Naomi at: [email protected].

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Humanitarian visas ‘good start’ but revision needed: LCA

Australia’s premier legal body has applauded the federal government on its decision to set aside at least 15,000 places for Afghan nationals through a visa program but ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Jan 2022

Law Council CEO resigns

Michael Tidball, the Law Council’s chief executive, has resigned to take on an “exciting new challenge”.

BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Jan 2022

Suspended solicitor announces run for One Nation

In a statement announcing his intention to stand for One Nation, recently suspended solicitor Nathan Buckley claimed it was because party leader Pauline Hanson and her ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Jan 2022

The legal experience that ‘defined my whole career trajectory’

With a lot of luck, a last-minute decision to join a legal clinic changed the entire career trajectory of one recent graduate who started her degree with the firm belief ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 24 Jan 2022

Top 10: News updates for young lawyers

Although we’re less than a month into 2022, the legal profession has already seen some major news that has everyone talking. Here are the top 10 of those updates that law ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 24 Jan 2022

‘Virtual actions have real world consequences’: The lesson behind #Lawyercat

The judge who inadvertently created the #Lawyercat phenomenon has warned law students and graduates to be cautious of social media, no matter how much they try to keep ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 24 Jan 2022

Law students help ‘connect the dots’ on ESG findings

Law students with a Canberra university were instrumental in creating the “most extensive open data set” that analyses the environmental, social and governance disclosure ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 24 Jan 2022

‘Significant costs, significant delays’: Religious Discrimination Bill will ‘clog’ court system and deny access to justice

Several controversial provisions within the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill will not only “drastically undermine and throw into chaos” access to justice but will ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Jan 2022

‘We need to do everything we can to keep them’: LCA addresses mental health concerns in resigning lawyers

As mental health issues continue to escalate and more lawyers leave the workplace, the new Law Council president has addressed why the profession should be refining its ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Jan 2022

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