Opinion

The legal and practical considerations of funding medicinal cannabis in compensation insurance

In penning this piece, my intention is not to advocate for or against medicinal cannabis. However, it is a legal form...

16 July 2026

By Greg Spinda

Hallucinated scepticism: When AI fakes rigour

I use AI as an adversary. I feed it my strongest documents and ask it to tear them apart, because the best way to test...

15 July 2026

By Yule Guttenbeil

Why lawyers must look beyond the IPP’s 51% test

The 1 July 2026 reforms to the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) should change the way lawyers advise on Commonwealth...

10 July 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Whistleblower investigation independence no longer optional

What began as an internal disclosure within KPMG, alleging that confidential client documents were being misused, has...

09 July 2026

By Nicole Wearne

Frozen embryos, modern families, and the law’s growing gap with reproductive technology

The framework that Australia’s family law system was built upon is being tested in ways the original drafters could...

01 July 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Time, power and the psychology of cruelty: Why some people weaponise delay

Delaying justice can be a form of cruelty. In both law and psychology, the manipulation of time is more than...

29 June 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

AI can give you an answer, but that doesn’t mean you’ve got legal advice

Artificial intelligence has become a quiet constant in business decision making, writes Zoe Butler.

26 June 2026

By Zoe Butler

If not you, then who? The Streisand effect and the psychology of defence

Defending the rule of law can look like defending the indefensible – and that misunderstanding carries its own risk,...

17 June 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

The Zip Co decision: What the High Court’s ruling means for every brand owner

The Zip Co ruling closes off nearly 15 years of argument, writes Aparna Watal.

11 June 2026

By Aparna Watal

When should an appellate court disbelieve witnesses it never saw?

The facts in the case of Commissioner of Taxation v Cheung are not sympathetic, writes Arda Ahmed.

09 June 2026

By Naomi Neilson