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The government’s goal to reduce incarceration rates of Indigenous people down to 15 per cent by 2023 is “setting our sights too low” and lacks committed, ambitious action.

As Melbourne closes back down for the next six weeks, courts prepare for a longer remote period – so what does that mean for those who still need to make in-person appearances?

The death of a Canberra bikie gang leader has prompted the new AFP commissioner to publicly call for anti-consorting laws in the territory, but the ACT Bar Association has shut it down as “unfocused and unnecessary” on the ACT’s residents.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has partnered with a dispute resolution platform to assist in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Law Society of Western Australia has remembered the Honourable Michael Murray AM QC as a “giant in the legal profession” and extends their sympathies to his family.

An NSW solicitor has lost a bid to appeal a 2018 finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to identify her client before taking any legal action.

Despite the current decline in activity in the wake of COVID-19, the mergers and acquisitions space is shaping up to be both busy and exciting in the future, says one partner.

Two women – one blind, one deaf – have forged a unique partnership with lawyers to prevent the abuse of women with disabilities.

Audiovisual tech company Audinate Group has been advised on its latest oversubscribed capital raising.

A firm that has been at the centre of media controversy has reportedly filed a complaint alleging a major media column violated human rights laws.