solicitor-general

Ex-solicitor-general named president of WA Court of Appeal
Former West Australian solicitor-general and barrister Joshua Thomson SC has been appointed president of the Court of...
16 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
Rowena Orr named as judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal
Victoria’s Solicitor-General Rowena Orr KC, who was the banking royal commission senior counsel, is joining the bench...
17 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
WA A-G names new District Court judge, Solicitor-General
The West Australian Attorney-General, John Quigley, has appointed a barrister and former prosecutor as a judge of the...
20 November 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
Former Qld S-G appointed, Terms of Reference released, for Lehrmann trial inquiry
The ACT has appointed the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal, who also served as the state’s...
02 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Morrison’s actions ‘inconsistent’ with the Constitution
The Solicitor-General’s advice on the appointment of former prime minister Scott Morrison to the industry ministry...
23 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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First female Solicitor-General for Tasmania appointed
A new Solicitor-General for Tasmania has been appointed, as Michael O’Farrell SC leaves the role after seven...
16 December 2021
By Lauren Croft