Counsel hits out at Qld in heated debate over pleadings

The lawyers behind a “modern stolen generation” class action have delivered a scathing criticism of the state of...

10 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Seriously overblown’: Shine slated for fees in WA stolen wages class action

Shine Lawyers has been criticised for the “enormous costs” it ran up in the West Australian stolen wages class...

29 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Eye-watering’ legal costs in NT stolen wages class action

The multimillion-dollar legal bill from Shine Lawyers in the Northern Territory stolen wages class action has been...

08 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Addressing isolation in legal education for Indigenous students

Completing a law degree is already challenging for many students and an intern at a BigLaw firm revealed that for...

30 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal centre asks for voting revamp

A legal centre told the NSW government to overhaul its voting processes to better accommodate vulnerable communities,...

30 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

The impact of internship programs for Indigenous law students

Here, an Indigenous law student reflects on her personal experience completing an internship program at a BigLaw firm,...

26 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

$202m secured for Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen

A settlement has been reached between the Commonwealth and thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples...

09 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

How to improve the treatment of First Nations people in the criminal justice system

Amid the myriad challenges First Nations individuals face within the criminal justice system, an award-winning...

13 August 2024

By Grace Robbie

The myriad injustices faced by First Nations People in the criminal justice system

Here, an award-winning Indigenous lawyer discusses the formidable obstacles and challenges faced by First Nations...

06 August 2024

By Grace Robbie

On the acquisition of customary title in PNG

Torres Strait Islanders live under two customary law systems – Papua New Guinea and Australia. They have more rights...

17 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Rushed knife laws will harm Aboriginal people,’ argues ALS

NSW’s peak Indigenous legal service has criticised the new knife laws announced by the Minns government. It argues...

15 May 2024

By Grace Robbie

First Nations retailer to fight ASIC on Centrepay

A retailer for First Nations people in remote communities says it will appeal ASIC’s order to indefinitely stop...

05 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

ASIC to challenge Aboriginality of funeral group’s owners

ASIC challenged an Aboriginal funeral group over an alleged misrepresentation that its owners were

06 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

McCabes launches new internship program for Indigenous lawyers

National law firm McCabes Lawyers has launched a new initiative and internship program to support and encourage...

05 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Thinking ‘beyond the Western legal perspective’ in servicing clients

A senior associate and winner of the Excellence Award at the Australian Law Awards 2023 has outlined why her firm looks...

18 January 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

First students graduate from Aboriginal Legal Career Pathways program

A number of incoming First Nations lawyers have graduated from a new program from Legal Aid NSW, TAFE NSW, and...

30 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

FCFCOA appoints director of family violence and Indigenous programs

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has appointed the former chief executive of Full Stop Australia to...

10 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Aboriginal Legal Career Pathways program to help Close the Gap in legal sector

A new legal careers program is set to increase the number of skilled and credentialled Aboriginal workforce in the...

07 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

First Indigenous woman appointed to an Australian Supreme Court

ACT magistrate and Kamilaroi woman Louise Taylor is set to become the first Indigenous female Supreme Court judge in...

26 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

BigLaw firm awards inaugural Indigenous Law Scholarship

Holding Redlich has named a Cairns student as the inaugural recipient of the CQUniCares Indigenous Law Scholarship,...

26 June 2023

By Lauren Croft