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Human rights lawyers have appeared before a parliamentary committee to seek critical reforms around political donations laws to restrict the opportunity for illegal bribes while protecting small community groups from similar and unintended confinements.

A standing committee has called for submissions for an inquiry into two climate change bills following an independent MP’s call for the Morrison government to join the many political parties across the country that are aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050.

A new investigative agency is being formed to build criminal cases against Australian special forces suspected of committing war crimes in Afghanistan.

It pays to be social in 2020, writes Anthony Hersch.

The Victorian government invested $40 million to support service delivery for its state’s Aboriginal community, but the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service has gone without any monetary assistance despite an anticipated increase in demand following COVID-19.

A new class action has been launched against Allianz on behalf of motorists who were sold “valueless”, “add-on” insurance via car dealers.

The Federal Court is set to notify 368,000 Australians that may be eligible to join Slater and Gordon’s consumer credit class action against Westpac.

A new law firm on the NSW Central Coast was launched in the middle of the pandemic, and although that provided a set of challenges in itself, the sole practitioner’s main aim was to ensure that the care of her family law clients was prioritised.

With NAIDOC Week drawing to a close and the pandemic ongoing, it is incumbent upon Australian legal professionals to recognise the existing and emerging issues facing Indigenous practitioners, particularly women, and find meaningful ways to achieve progress.

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party has joined the fight against the “hastily assembled” regulatory changes on class actions proposed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.