Politics

Politics

New training to commence in June for consent law reforms in the legal sector

Consent is a fundamental part of the law of sexual offences. Successive reforms by the Make No Doubt campaign in NSW...

31 May 2022

By Simon Levett

Politics

Why this young lawyer stood for Parliament

Federal politics is in serious need of a moral compass, says this human rights activist and lawyer. It’s why she...

30 May 2022

By Lauren Croft and Jerome Doraisamy

Politics

Legal practitioners face massive fines for illegal trading with Russian assets

The prospect of a protracted conflict in Ukraine has led to closer scrutiny of the role of legal practitioners...

30 May 2022

By Simon Levett

Politics

Will renewables ‘ramp up’ under Labor?

From the legislation of emission reduction targets to the advancement of electric vehicles, what is set to change for...

26 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Politics

Looming IR reforms for lawyers to be across

The new Labor government has signalled significant reform in the industrial relations area to...

26 May 2022

By Simon Levett

Politics

Bipartisanship on Voice to Parliament a must, says LCA

The Law Council of Australia has urged the new Parliament to progress a referendum on a First Nations Voice to...

26 May 2022

By Simon Levett

Politics

Lawyers sensed electorate’s mood better than other professions

Both in terms of preferred Prime Minister and identification of important election issues, lawyers’ voting intentions...

24 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Politics

UK A-G: Defensive cyber attacks are ‘justifiable’

The United Kingdom’s Attorney-General Suella Braverman has suggested defensive cyber attacks against hostile...

23 May 2022

By Reporter

Politics

Katy Gallagher sworn in as Attorney-General

ACT Senator Katy Gallagher has this morning been sworn in as Australia’s new Attorney-General as part of Labor’s...

23 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Politics

‘New evidence cannot be ignored’: 2nd inquiry into Folbigg conviction announced

NSW Governor Margaret Beazley has directed a second inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Folbigg, on the...

19 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy