budget 2022
What’s in Labor’s budget for lawyers?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the first federal budget for the Albanese Labor government — the ALP’s first...
26 October 2022
By Lauren Croft and Jerome Doraisamy
Where funding for the A-G’s Department is going
The second federal budget for 2022 has detailed additional resourcing for various justice initiatives, as well as cuts...
25 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
$300m pledged to improve courts in Victoria
As part of its 2022-23 budget, the Victorian government has pledged over $300 million to improve court systems, respond...
04 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
How lawyers responded to the 2022 budget and budget reply
New findings reveal how legal professionals perceived the various measures announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and...
28 April 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Embracing the digital revolution ‘will make a big difference’ for small firms
Post-budget, this principal lawyer argued that the small-business incentives announced by the Treasurer mean that...
21 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
What small firms should be doing post-budget
Post-budget, small firms should be looking to adapt to the times and engage in more innovative practices, argued this...
14 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
Budget 2022: Benefits for low- and middle-income earners explained
The 2022 budget is yet to properly account for the rising cost of living across the country, these partners have...
11 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Different economic cycles can bring different issues’ for class actions
Following the release of the 2022 budget, the head of class actions at Shine Lawyers has weighed in on what it means...
11 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
Budget 2022 will help a ‘severely underfunded’ family law system
Following the release of the 2022 budget, family lawyers have said that while changes are being “made in the right...
07 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
Budget 2022: An attempt to preserve low numbers of insolvencies?
Two partners have weighed in on the measures announced by the federal government to “further simplify and...
05 April 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Budget 2022: What it means for war crimes in Afghanistan and refugees
The federal budget, as announced by Lawyers Weekly on Tuesday (29 March), provides the Office of the Special...
01 April 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
Budget 2022: Which lawyers benefit from paid parental leave changes?
The federal government’s budget for 2022-23 updates paid parental leave, with the promise: “No household will be...
01 April 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
‘It looks like a vote buyer to me’: SME firms react to budget 2022
After the 2022-23 federal budget was announced this week, numerous SME and boutique law firms have weighed in on what...
31 March 2022
By Lauren Croft
Budget 2022: What lawyers need to know
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down the 2022-23 federal budget, in anticipation of the looming election. Here are...
29 March 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cash injections on the horizons for SME firms
Boutiques and SME firms are due to benefit from the 2022-23 budget, as the Morrison government takes “decisive...
24 March 2022
By Lauren Croft