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Big Law 14 May 2024 ByNaomi Neilson and Lauren CroftBudget 2024: The key takeaways lawyers need to know

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the third federal budget for the Albanese Labor government for 2024–25....

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Corporate Counsel 23 January 2024 ByDavid HollingworthMedibank hacker to be sanctioned under new cyber laws

The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face...

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Big Law 30 June 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonThere are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest...

There are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest defamation case, including Ben Roberts-Smith’s...

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Politics 09 May 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyBudget 2023: What lawyers need to know

One year removed from the last election, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the 2023–24 federal budget. Here are...

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Politics 11 April 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyShadow A-G resigns over Libs’ Voice position

Julian Leeser has quit his roles as the opposition’s spokesperson for Indigenous Australians and as shadow...

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Politics 29 March 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNSW judge confirmed as head of National Anti-Corruption Commission

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has unveiled the first appointments to the national integrity body, with a Court of Appeal...

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Politics 22 March 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyCould ‘right to disconnect’ laws work for firms?

While legislating a right to disconnect could allow lawyers to meaningfully recharge their batteries, detox from tech...

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Big Law 23 February 2023 ByJess FeyderBroad investigative powers needed for Federal Judicial Commission,...

In its submission to the federal government, the Governance Institute of Australia has recommended that “no court be...

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Big Law 03 October 2022 ByJess FeyderFederal government to establish judicial commission and improve...

The government will implement all three recommendations of a judicial bias report by the Australian Law Reform...

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Politics 29 September 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyLawyers welcome Anti-Corruption Commission Bill, but want public...

While the proposed bill for the National Anti-Corruption Commission has “all the necessary investigative powers” to...

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