referendum

The ‘inefficiency’ in Australia’s ‘dysfunctional Federation’

Following the failed Voice to Parliament referendum, George Williams AO has delivered a keynote speech disparaging...

27 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

The role of lawyers in ‘mitigating the chilling effect of laws’

Following the recent Voice to Parliament referendum, lawyers can play a massive role in education around the Australian...

01 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

The electoral law system is ‘incredibly fragile’ in age of social media

New social media platforms can result in “unregulated communication”, something this lawyer said can be dangerous...

24 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

Voice ‘legally safe’ and ‘will not result in excessive litigation’, says Law Council

The proposed Voice to Parliament is “simple, straightforward, safe and modest”, and lawyers have a duty to ensure...

29 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal Aid CEOs, 22 pro bono target signatories pledge support for Voice

The chief executives of two of Australia’s largest legal aid organisations, as well as over 20 signatories to the...

07 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Bar Association presidents call shadow A-G’s Voice comments ‘wrong’, ‘not correct’

In an interview with News Corp earlier this week, Senator Michaelia Cash said that the proposed Voice to Parliament...

11 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian Bar members to vote on body’s Voice stance

Any decision by the Victorian Bar to support the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, or not take a public...

10 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian Bar president rejects idea that barristers supporting Voice are financially motivated

Following claims made in News Corp last week that pro-Voice barristers will benefit financially from the passing of...

01 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Proposed Voice ‘enhances’ our Constitution, says Solicitor-General

In advice published earlier this morning by A-G Dreyfus, Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue KC has stressed that the...

21 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Shadow A-G resigns over Libs’ Voice position

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

11 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

What role will lawyers play in the Voice to Parliament referendum?

Within this term of Parliament, the Albanese government will hold a referendum on whether to enshrine an Aboriginal...

06 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Bipartisanship on Voice to Parliament a must, says LCA

The Law Council of Australia has urged the new Parliament to progress a referendum on a First Nations Voice to...

26 May 2022

By Simon Levett