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A Services Australia staff member alleged she suffered mistreatment due to her participation in the robodebt royal commission.

The UTS Indigenous research centre has urged the government to introduce stronger workplace anti-racism reforms, arguing that now is the time for legislative action that delivers meaningful and lasting change.

Behind the celebrity names in MacInnes v Wilson was a legal battle defined by questions of credibility, contested narratives, and a series of issues that tested the boundaries of defamation law. Here, Lawyers Weekly unpacks the Federal Court’s key findings.

Global law firm HSF Kramer has “surpassed” its FY2025–26 financial targets in its first set of results since the merger of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, reporting US$2.4 billion in revenue.

A former director of public prosecutions has joined the state’s Industrial Relations Commission as a deputy president and judicial member.

Fresh material filed in the COVID-19 vaccine class action may be more polished than its previous five attempts, but it has only served to expose its flaws “far more clearly”, counsel for the Commonwealth has said.

As regulators adopt a more assertive enforcement posture and organisations face increasingly complex compliance obligations, advisers must move beyond technical legal analysis to deliver commercially informed guidance that reflects clients’ broader business objectives.

Jacqueline Henderson has fought for the right to use affidavits prepared by her former co-host, Kyle Sandilands, and his longtime manager in her wrongful termination proceedings.

Three new judges have been appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, strengthening the court’s benches across Divisions 1 and 2.

Current and former lawyers with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are seeking compensation for unpaid overtime, two years after some of their colleagues received an unknown settlement.