Justice system ‘failing’ victims, Australian Law Reform Commission’s sexual violence inquiry report finds
In many ways my experience with the police and legal system was far worse, and far more traumatic, than the violence.’ ...
Most sexual assaults are never pursued by police. Here’s how the system could change
Australia’s top law reform agency wants all police, prosecutors and defence lawyers to go through mandatory training on rape ...
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The failure of Family Law reform in Australia
John Stapleton spent a quarter of a century working as a general news reporter for two of Australia’s leading mastheads, The ...
Big legal play in NSW psychiatrist crisis
The doctor’s union will enter mediation with the NSW government on Monday in a bid to end its wage dispute following the mass resignation of hundreds of psychiatrists earlier this year and what it ...
Americans can’t stop Aussie kickers on college football fields – so they’re trying in court
More and more Australians are playing US college football, but a class action is trying to stop the flood of Aussie athletes.
‘Too late for so many’: Outspoken influencer Bec Judd’s call on Victorian bail reform
Outspoken influencer Rebecca Judd has lashed the Victorian government’s pledge to bring in the country’s toughest bail laws ...
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Over 1310 Appearances Scheduled At QLD Courts On 13 March
September 4, Queensland's magistrates courts will see a significant number of cases, with over 1319 people set to appear at local courts across ...
Cops, courts need to ‘do better’ to achieve justice for survivors of sexual violence, Australian Law Reform report finds
A scathing review into how Australia’s justice system responds to sexual violence has found it is not trusted and underused ...
For three years, I tried to navigate a system where sex crimes have been effectively decriminalised
A new report found “the justice system is failing to meet the twin goals of access to justice and accountability”. So where ...
Lawyers Prepare for New Australian Competition Regime
The new laws governing merger controls represent a major shift for businesses and their legal advisers, lawyers say.
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The relentless media campaign behind Victoria’s ‘knee-jerk’ bail crackdown
An intense spate of alarmist headlines preceded the Victorian government announcing tough new bail reforms experts say will ...
Illegal tobacco to overtake legal smoking, report warns
The report warned the rise in consumption of illegal tobacco – jumping from 2.6 million kilograms to 3.1 million kilograms in a decade – would see smokers using black market products outnumber legal ...