counter-terrorism
A new era in criminal law: Australia issues first conviction for extremist content
A West Australian teenager has become the first person in Australia to be convicted and sentenced for transmitting...
01 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
AML Edge launches to help lawyers prepare for looming AML/CTF reforms
Lawyers Weekly’s sister company, Captivate Q, has unveiled a must-attend event for all practitioners preparing to...
10 February 2025
By Momentum Media
Lawyers can’t be covert informers on their clients, Law Council warns
The Law Council of Australia has pushed back on “rhetoric” suggesting the country needs an AML/CTF regime that...
01 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Barristers must be exempt from AML/CTF regime, bar associations argue
Bar associations have “critical concerns” about the inclusion of barristers in the proposed expanded regime for...
21 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
SME lawyers to be burdened with extra costs from money laundering bill, warns MP
The member for Bradfield has raised concerns about the billions of dollars in costs the bill will impose on small law...
14 October 2024
By Miranda Brownlee