Most marginal seats to be won (or lost) by lawyers

In the 10 most marginal electorates nationwide, legal professionals feature prominently as candidates jostling to...

02 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

10 changes lawyers want from the next prime minister

In anticipation of the upcoming federal election, lawyers in Australia have made their voices clear by outlining the...

28 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

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

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

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

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

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

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 Jerome Doraisamy

‘Nothingness’, ‘piecemeal’: Tax lawyers slam budget

Meaningful tax reform took a backseat to Labor’s electoral prospects and cost-of-living concerns, practitioners...

27 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

The workplace laws most at-risk under a Dutton government

In a recent live stream, and with the Australian federal election drawing closer, a senior legal writer from Practical...

11 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Job-sharing Senate candidates launch proceedings to safeguard nomination

Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock, who recently spoke with Lawyers Weekly extolling the virtues of job-sharing...

13 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

What happens if Dutton rolls back Right to Disconnect laws?

While aspiring prime minister Peter Dutton may intend to wind back the newly legislated Right to Disconnect, such a...

30 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy