Election 2022

What law reform is needed to strengthen Australia’s elections?

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) and Marque Lawyers have advocated for reforms aimed at making elections fairer and...

20 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Australian diplomat appointed to director role at TG Public Affairs

John Brenton will be promoted to the role of managing director previously held by Mark Brandon-Baker at TG Public...

28 June 2022

By Simon Levett

HSF CEO elected to International Chamber of Commerce executive board

The chief executive of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, Justin D’Agostino, was earlier this week confirmed...

15 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Do lawyers trust politicians to follow through on campaign pledges?

An informal survey of Lawyers Weekly’s audience indicates that legal professionals across the country are sceptical...

20 May 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

‘Australia can, and should, do more’: AWL urges incoming government to shift its focus

Australian Women Lawyers has urged the major Australian political parties to focus on a number of key issues, which...

12 May 2022

By Lauren Croft

The issues that will decide lawyers’ votes

With the federal election less than three weeks away, Lawyers Weekly reveals the issues that legal professionals deem...

04 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Plea by HRLC to remove ‘stain on our democracy’

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has asked both the Liberal Party of Australia and the Australian Labor Party to...

04 May 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

Are lawyers still backing Albo?

After three in five lawyers indicated earlier this year that they intended to vote for Labor at the looming federal...

26 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW Senate contender brings a wealth of life and career experience to the table

His diverse background and understanding of inclusion and equality mean that principal lawyer and NSW political...

22 April 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

‘Disinformation is incredibly dangerous’: 16 organisations call for honesty in the upcoming election

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), alongside 15 other organisations, has released a “policy vision”, which calls...

21 April 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

How time in the army taught barrister a different ‘perspective’

Spending time in the armed forces can bring a new approach to practising law, Keith Wolahan explained on The Lawyers...

20 April 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

What the LCA wants political parties to prioritise

The Law Council of Australia has announced 18 legal areas that they want firmly on the agenda for the upcoming federal...

13 April 2022

By Shandel McAuliffe

Why are lawyers backing Albo?

New research conducted by Momentum Intelligence, unveiled earlier this week, shows that – by a comprehensive margin...

24 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

REVEALED: Who lawyers are voting for in the federal election

New research conducted by Momentum Intelligence outlines who Australian legal professionals are planning to cast their...

21 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy