Job-sharing Senate candidates to keep pushing for systemic change

While Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow’s campaign to become Australia’s first-ever job-sharing senators did not result...

14 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Will lawyers reject employers that backslide on DEI?

With BigLaw firms in the United States (including some with Australian offices) coming under fire for their diversity,...

07 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

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

NSW Department of Communities and Justice workers rallying against Minns’ WFH directive

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ Workplace Presence policy is facing further pushback, this time from public sector workers...

10 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 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

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

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

'Game of bluff’ with non-compete clauses is over for employers

With the Albanese government announcing the banning of non-compete clauses in budget 2025, employers can no longer bind...

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

‘Dismayed’: Law Council, global bodies respond to Trump’s targeting of lawyers

The Law Council of Australia has signed a joint statement calling on the US government to “immediately halt” all...

24 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Trump targets 20 BigLaw firms over DEI, including Australia-based players

Not content with going after firms it deems to have acted against US interests, the Trump administration is now probing...

20 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

G+T partner appointed to Takeovers Panel

A Gilbert + Tobin board member and corporate advisory partner has been selected to join the Takeovers Panel,...

12 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Senate inquiry must be ‘turning point’ on child justice

The National Children’s Commissioner has welcomed a Senate inquiry report calling for child justice...

04 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

RBA reveals first cash rate call for 2025

Has the time finally arrived for the Reserve Bank to cut the cash rate? In this special announcement, brought to you by...

18 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Australia ‘long overdue’ for tax reform, lawyers say

“Clear and workable” legislation is critical if Australia’s taxation system is to be meaningfully reformed,...

18 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Home ownership to be ‘more achievable’ for young lawyers with student debt

Emerging legal professionals saddled with student debt will soon have an easier time securing greater bank loans under...

17 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy