In conversation with ChatGPT
Profile of an AI Chatbot. Experts weigh in on the concerns and benefits of Artificial Intelligence, and ChatGPT is invited to answer the comments itself.
By Francisco Silva and Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 18 min read
Fashioning diplomacy
The year ahead will be huge for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, with a controversial new US President and administration in office, ongoing conflict in Iraq…
By Julie McCrossin - 9 min read
From bullets to Blacktown: the rise of an African war boy
In his autobiography to be released this month, Deng Adut says finishing his law degree has been the greatest achievement in his life.
By Jane Southward - 10 min read
Tweet justice
The power of social media is drawing in courts, judges and law firms, whether it is to recruit staff or to inform and educate the…
By Dominic Rolfe - 8 min read
Breaking the prison cycle
Justice reinvestment offers a rational, long-term solution to curb soaring costs in the NSW criminal justice system.
By Kate Allman - 10 min read
A slow erosion of democracy
A growing number of Australian laws infringe basic democratic standards, and a swathe of new laws passed in NSW is causing increasing concern.
By Klara Major - 16 min read
Safeguarding our children: can cultural and legislative change save the Catholic Church?
What do we need to do to keep children safe in Catholic institutions?
By Julie McCrossin - 7 min read
Mind over matters: how neuroscience is changing the law
“It wasn’t me, it was my brain.” The rate of neuroscientific evidence being mentioned in US court cases doubled between 2005 and 2012. While still…
By Dominic Rolfe - 10 min read
Behind the shopfront
Meet the team behind The Shopfront, a joint project by Herbert Smith Freehills, Mission Australia and The Salvation Army. The Shopfront has been offering free legal…
By Jane Southward - 12 min read
A matter of democracy
Three new Australian laws seriously undermine media freedom.
By Peter Greste and Professor George Williams - 7 min read
Frequent Flyers
Fancy taking your legal skills overseas? Five lawyers working offshore tell how their careers are evolving away from Australian shores.
By Kate Allman and Dominic Rolfe - 19 min read