Performance versus perception: the gap seeing Sydney miss out on investment
In a new episode of LSJ’s podcast series Just Chat, Committee for Sydney CEO Eamon Waterford explains why we should be talking more about what…
By Karl Hoerr - 3 min read
For decades, Australian institutions have displayed stolen human remains. But there’s a way forward
The RA Rodda Pathology Museum at the University of Tasmania, established in 1966, is currently in possession of about 2,700 human body parts. At least…
By Isabella Crebert - 4 min read
AML/CTF Tranche 2 Reforms: introducing AUSTRAC’s Program Starter Kits
With the expansion of obligations to new professional sectors and industries in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act), legal practitioners are…
By Carol Prasad - 7 min read
Changing lanes in law
More practitioners switching practice areas or moving in-house as their priorities and perspectives evolve. What’s driving this shift – and what does it mean for…
By Angela Tufvesson - 21 min read
ASIC v Bekier: red flags, risk and directors’ duties
A stark warning on ignored warning signs, silence and personal exposure for executives, lawyers and boards.
By Ben Sewell - 2 min read
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Why young lawyers are shying away from leadership
Early career lawyers are rethinking traditional notions of success, prioritising autonomy, flexibility and wellbeing over climbing up the ladder.
By Angela Tufvesson - 8 min read
Film review: Franz
Agnieszka Holland’s biopic of Frank Kafka admits that the quest to understand is an exercise in futility, but that doesn’t stop her trying.
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