Opinion

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
Qld adjudication is still a jurisdiction exam – and too many files still fail it
I have spent enough years watching Queensland payment disputes to know that construction adjudication is sold as a fast...
02 October 2026
By Albert Merolla
The rogue agent breach of Medicare highlights the importance of AI literacy and fluency for lawyers
The newsfeed has reached a fever pitch about the dangers of artificial intelligence and “AI slop” in legal...
01 October 2026
By Chantal McNaught
Dangers of digital redaction in the age of AI
A black permanent marker was, in the recent past, the tool of choice to redact personal, sensitive, or privileged...
30 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Keeping tradition and creating a new professional identity: Throwing away old narratives
We have an unparalleled opportunity to champion the professionalism and traditions of law and create new foundations...
25 September 2026
By Sophie Tversky