government

Former Victorian Liberal leader impersonated in fake GoFundMe page
A fake GoFundMe campaign was set up claiming to support former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto in raising...
26 May 2025
By David Hollingworth
Thomson Geer acquires entire Ashurst Canberra office, including 7 partners, 50+ staff
Global law firm Ashurst is shutting down operations in Canberra and winding down its Commonwealth government practice,...
22 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Proposed non-compete ban could backfire on workers, firm warns
The intended non-compete ban proposed by the re-elected Labor government could ultimately do more harm than good for...
20 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
Remote communities left behind in legal support, says principal lawyer
Despite ongoing election promises and hopes for change, residents in rural and remote areas of Australia continue to...
15 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
Could Trump-like attacks on the judiciary happen here?
Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump’s attacks on the legal system – from probing BigLaw firm’s DEI...
07 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
NT passes Australia’s ‘strongest bail laws’
The Northern Territory government has passed new bail legislation during an emergency one-day recall of Parliament...
06 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
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
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
Invest in areas that ‘matter to all’, Law Society SA urges
The Law Society of South Australia has called on the government to seize this year’s state budget to invest in areas...
03 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Not-for-profits left to pick up government’s slack on domestic violence, lawyer says
The government has dumped the responsibility and immense pressure of addressing the scourge of domestic and family...
28 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Are global firms still committed to DEI in the age of Trump?
The Trump administration is probing the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices of 20 US-headquartered BigLaw...
28 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Thousands of court files accessed in ‘significant’ data breach
NSW Police is currently investigating a data breach at a government department, after which 9,000 “sensitive court...
27 March 2025
By David Hollingworth
Maddocks adds 2 special counsel to government practice in Canberra
National law firm Maddocks has appointed two special counsel to its growing real estate and probity teams in Canberra,...
24 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
‘Dangerous and discriminatory’: Lawyers slam proposed bail laws in Victoria
In light of the Victorian government introducing what it calls the “toughest bail laws in Australia”, legal...
14 March 2025
By Grace Robbie
Australia cannot ignore Myanmar’s refugee crisis any longer
Australia cannot claim to be a champion of human rights while leaving Myanmar’s displaced people without options or...
12 March 2025
By Ko Ko Aung
Dutton’s call for migration changes raises serious ‘legal and ethical questions’
An incident involving two NSW nurses launching an anti-Semitic tirade has spurred Opposition Leader Peter Dutton into...
24 February 2025
By Kace O'Neill
‘Regrettable’: Abolition of ACT Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council slammed
Following the disbandment of the Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council by the Labor ACT government after just 18...
07 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
NDIS support service fined $1.9m following ‘tragic’ choking death
Inadequate training was found liable for the “terrible” choking incident that claimed the life of an intellectually...
24 January 2025
By Kace O'Neill
How GCs can prepare for Trump’s regulatory changes
Ahead of the second Trump presidency, there are numerous steps that general counsel whose businesses deal in or with...
07 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Prestigious 30 Under 30 Awards 2025 unveils more finalists
Lawyers Weekly announces 286 finalists across corporate counsel (large business), family law, financial services,...
28 November 2024
By Arabella Walton