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Wage theft criminalisation: Will it be effective?
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Wage theft criminalisation: Will it be effective?
With legislative reform to stop wage theft becoming a key priority for state governments, the criminalisation of wage...
12 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
A-G: ‘Only a fraction’ of funding for women’s legal services was delivered last year
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A-G: ‘Only a fraction’ of funding for women’s legal services was delivered last year
Lawyers will be “staggered to realise”, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC MP said last weekend, that funding by the...
11 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Territories should have equal powers to legislate, says professor
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Territories should have equal powers to legislate, says professor
Nationwide change to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) has reignited the question of why Australia’s...
11 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
NSW COVID-19 fines for kids could breach international law
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NSW COVID-19 fines for kids could breach international law
The NSW government has decided not to replace COVID-19 fines, issued to about 3,000 children, with cautions, and has...
10 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
200,000 signatures to raise the age of criminal responsibility
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200,000 signatures to raise the age of criminal responsibility
On Thursday, 4 August, the Commonwealth government was given the #RaiseTheAge petition, for which over 200,000...
08 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
New legislation to ‘make it clear there is no place for sexual violence in Victoria’
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New legislation to ‘make it clear there is no place for sexual violence in Victoria’
The Andrews government has introduced new sexual violence legislation that aims to shift scrutiny from victim-survivors...
05 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
US Department of Justice investigating breach of Federal Court records system
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US Department of Justice investigating breach of Federal Court records system
The top national security attorney for the Justice Department in the United States has told lawmakers that the DOJ is...
03 August 2022
By Nastasha Tupas
Legal immunity for aged care providers will ‘strip residents of their rights’
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Legal immunity for aged care providers will ‘strip residents of their rights’
The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has called for the removal of a clause in the newly passed aged care bill that...
03 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
‘A historic victory for the health of all people and our planet’: Environmental protection now an essential human right
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‘A historic victory for the health of all people and our planet’: Environmental protection now an essential human right
Following a UN General Assembly that voted to recognise the right to a healthy environment as an essential human right,...
03 August 2022
By Lauren Croft
Secret trials ‘have no place’ in Australia
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Secret trials ‘have no place’ in Australia
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has welcomed a report rebuking the secrecy of the trial and imprisonment of an...
02 August 2022
By Jess Feyder