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1 in 5 Labor and Liberal election candidates are lawyers or law grads
Lawyers make up nowhere near 20 per cent of the electorate, but for our two major parties, those who have studied...
11 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Politics
NSW Department of Communities and Justice workers rallying against Minns’ WFH directive
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ Workplace Presence policy is facing further pushback, this time from public sector workers...
10 April 2025
By Kace O'Neill
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How youth and union roots are driving this lawyer-turned-Labor candidate
Emily Mawson – a plaintiff lawyer at a national firm – is running to reclaim a marginal seat for Labor, fuelled by...
09 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Politics
What’s motivating this lawyer-turned-LNP candidate
With the 2025 federal election looming, Leon Rebello, a solicitor at KWM and candidate for the LNP in McPherson, shared...
07 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Politics
NSW workers’ compensation reform robs workers on their knees
The NSW government’s recently floated workers’ compensation reforms do not support injured workers and, instead,...
03 April 2025
By Sarah Hunt
Politics
Invest in areas that ‘matter to all’, Law Society SA urges
The Law Society of South Australia has called on the government to seize this year’s state budget to invest in areas...
03 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Politics
RBA makes second cash rate call for 2025
In February, the Reserve Bank cut rates for the first time since November 2020. In this special announcement, brought...
01 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Politics
What Australian lawyers want from the next Prime Minister
As the lead-up to the 2025 federal election intensifies, the Law Council of Australia has outlined the key priorities...
01 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Politics
Are global firms still committed to DEI in the age of Trump?
The Trump administration is probing the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices of 20 US-headquartered BigLaw...
28 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Politics
Nothing to ‘offset the pain’ for small law firms in budget 2025
Mixed reactions have poured in over Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ pre-election budget, with some applauding the initiatives...
27 March 2025
By Kace O'Neill and Jerome Doraisamy