Despite Australia’s significant recent actions towards combatting modern slavery through legislative and regulatory measures, there remains equally significant loopholes and a lack of penalties for…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Fashion landfill is presently a 200,000 tonne disaster for Australia. Is mandatory legislation on reuse and recycling plausible?
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
While it has been legal for pets to fly in plane cabins for the last few years, it has not been allowed by any Australian…
By Cat Woods - 6 min read
Magistrate Imad Abdul-Karim’s career is a journey of many firsts: a story of perseverance and of a judiciary at last reflecting the community it serves.
By Francisco Silva - 14 min read
The goal of the inquest is to identify where laws can be modified to better protect people and animals from dangerous dogs.
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
LSJ asks experts to determine whether the Freelance Isn’t Free Act could provide a potential blueprint for Australia’s freelance laws.
By Cat Woods - 6 min read
More than a decade after NSW amended intestacy legislation to allow Indigenous customary law to be used where the deceased died intestate, a grey zone…
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
The issue of deepfake pornographic material has been thrust into the spotlight as a result of the targeting of the mega star.
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
5 March marks the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, LSJ speaks to Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
On 20 January, Māori leaders and their families collected at Tūrangawaewae – the seat of the Māori King – in a show of 10,000 attendees…
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
From January 1 2024, a change to the National Employment Standards makes superannuation an entitlement in addition to employers’ obligation to pay superannuation contributions for…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
When a gaping hole appeared mid-air in Alaskan Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane on January 5, it reopened a legal can of worms for…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
More law firms are launching cadetships for Aboriginal law students, but experts caution such programs must be tailored to First Nations participants, writes Sam McKeith.
By Sam McKeith - 7 min read