Naomi Neilson

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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Are there problems with the written law?

Even though legislative drafting has come a long way and arguably continues to improve, there remain issues now as might have been the case before Federation, Gad Coffie ...

SME LAW • Sun, 26 Apr 2026

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Shock jock argues alleged misconduct was contractually sanctioned

Kyle Sandilands’ legal team said he will likely concede to alleged misconduct but will argue it fell within the scope of his contract.

BIG LAW • Sun, 26 Apr 2026

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Alleged Australian arms exports under fire in Palestinian legal action

Palestinian human rights organisations have launched legal action against Minister for Defence Richard Marles to compel the release of information about alleged arms ...

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

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Parole lawyer’s industrial action against former employer takes hit

Queensland Corrective Services has been forced to defend itself against allegations that it took retaliatory action against a legal officer who claimed to have made ...

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

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Why Australia’s advocacy model needs to change

Australia already recognises that solicitors may appear as advocates. What remains uneven is the practical and cultural effect given to that entitlement across the ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

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NSW solicitor allegedly caught in multimillion-dollar fraud, money laundering syndicate

Financial crimes detectives with NSW Police have charged a director and principal lawyer in connection with their investigation into a money laundering syndicate worth at ...

SME LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

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What do Australians value?

There are real concerns about giving the Australian Values Statement binding legal force, writes Tania Wolff.

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

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Agentic AI and the future of outsourcing: 3 paths and the questions they raise

Business process outsourcing (BPO) has been used by large companies for decades, built on a simple logic: move high‑volume, rules‑based work to specialist providers to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

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Inside the legacy of Legal Aid NSW’s civil law chief

Ahead of her retirement, the executive director of NSW Legal Aid’s civil law division reflected on 15 years of building award-winning programs, pioneering specialist ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

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