Opinion

Sloppy excuses, silent policies: Why lawyers hide disability
Why do capable lawyers hide a disability? Because the processes ask them to disclose first, and the fear of the...
22 October 2026
By Dr Benjamin Koh
Victorian Labor is uninterested in the opinion of lawyers
The Victorian state government’s sudden decision to cap fees paid to its barristers is not the first time it has...
21 October 2026
By Naomi Neilson
The AI question your firm’s risk committee hasn’t thought to ask
When privilege over AI-assisted work is eventually tested Down Under, the firms in the best position will be the ones...
20 October 2026
By Nirlep Adhikari
If you can be anything, be kind
If this was my final note to the world, I would say this: in a world full of darkness, be light, and in a world that is...
16 October 2026
By Anonymous
Beyond 2 options: Rethinking our response to domestic violence
The recent arrest of, and charges brought against, Sam Wood is the latest in a string of alleged offences that continue...
13 October 2026
By Tamana Daqiq
Law firms, please stop making me talk to a screen
If firms are going to use one-way interviews, I think they should at least use them to test something relevant to legal...
12 October 2026
By David Minahan
To hug or not to hug? Touch, consent, and connection in the legal profession
A client is sitting across the desk crying. Perhaps they have just described years of domestic violence. Perhaps he has...
12 October 2026
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
New data exposes CTP insurers in Qld denying fair outcomes to self-represented claimants
It is one thing for the insurers to be undercompensating unrepresented claimants, but it is quite another for them to...
09 October 2026
By Travis Schultz
Dissociative identity disorder in the courtroom
The legal profession needs to be trauma- and dissociation-informed in the courtroom and throughout the legal process,...
07 October 2026
By Naomi Halpern, Kate McMaugh, Diane Clare, Prof. Martin Dorahy, Prof. Warwick Middleton
Til debt do us part: Why more couples are calling it quits after decades together
Divorce is often associated with younger couples, but Australian family lawyers are increasingly navigating the...
06 October 2026
By Michael Tiyce