Albanese names new Attorney-General

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named a replacement Attorney-General after Mark Dreyfus was axed last...

12 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Highly respected’ barrister appointed to NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

Stephen Free SC is set to join the bench as a Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of...

07 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld makes new Court of Appeal and Supreme Court appointments

The Crisafulli government has made its first judicial appointments, with a Supreme Court judge elevated to the...

01 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Thousands of court files accessed in ‘significant’ data breach

NSW Police is currently investigating a data breach at a government department, after which 9,000 “sensitive court...

27 March 2025

By Lauren Croft

Budget 2025: What lawyers need to know

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the fourth budget of the Albanese government. Here’s what legal professionals...

25 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW lawyers welcome A-G’s openness to Human Rights Act

In light of the A-G of NSW indicating that the government is “open” to enacting a Human Rights Act, law agencies...

24 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Victorian community legal centres get record $19m boost

A record investment of $19 million has been granted to 16 Victorian community legal

20 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

PwC case not evidence of systemic, improper privilege claims

“Excessive curtailment” of client legal privilege claims, including by way of expanded penalty powers for the...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW silk named senior public defender

A “respected” criminal lawyer has been appointed as senior public defender for

13 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dreyfus to AGD grads: ‘The work isn’t always glamourous’, but it is a ‘privilege’

In his recent address to the incoming cohort of graduate lawyers at the Attorney-General’s Department, A-G Mark...

11 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘Nothing has changed’: Bullying, discrimination, and harassment in law still rampant

A newly released report from South Australia highlights widespread legal workplace issues, permeated by power...

30 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld A-G seeks to overturn ‘inadequate’ sentences

Appeals have been filed in two high-profile Queensland crimes after the Attorney-General found the sentences...

10 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

$3.9bn NAJP announced, but concerns still remain

Despite attorneys-general agreeing to a new National Access to Justice Partnership described as the “largest...

03 December 2024

By Grace Robbie

‘Icon of the Australian legal profession’ dies at 101

Former federal attorney-general Tom Hughes AO KC, one of Australia’s most respected and decorated legal leaders,...

02 December 2024

By Grace Robbie

Fit-for-purpose laws fundamental amid increased cyber crime, MP says

The regulation of artificial intelligence is “where wonder and risk collide”, the Assistant Minister to the...

29 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawmakers must balance risk of AI against opportunity, MP says

The federal government’s role is to shield the Australian public from the dangers of AI while not restricting the...

24 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Administrative Review Tribunal launches

The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has officially commenced its operations to provide an “efficient,...

15 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Large firms ‘increasingly expected’ to prioritise pro bono

In the face of “inconsistent” performances towards the National Pro Bono Target in the last year by larger law...

27 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Full Federal Court dismisses FOI appeal in ‘win for democracy and open government’

An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...

27 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

New laws ensure ‘courts aren’t just the realm of a wealthy few’

The A-G, unions, and the legal assistance sector are celebrating the passage of the Costs Protection Bill, which...

23 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy