EU deforestation laws postponed: will amendments render it toothless?
Last month, major European Union (EU) legislation designed to halt rampant global deforestation was postponed by a year by popular vote.
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Aboriginal customary law, intestacy, and the challenges of justice
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 - 9 min read
The spotlight cast by Taylor Swift’s deepfake experience
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 - 8 min read
Australia’s nuclear future and the legal ramifications of ratifying TPNW
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 - 10 min read
Māori Face a Reversal of Rights Under Coalition Government
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 - 9 min read
Despite new laws empowering ATO, many Australians are owed super by employers
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 - 10 min read
What next for Boeing? Aviation law experts weigh in
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 - 10 min read
Law firms boost Indigenous talent with First Nations cadetships
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 - 9 min read
More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?
In a remarkable milestone in human history, over four billion people – more than half of the world’s population across more than 40 countries –…
By Nicholas Reece - 5 min read
Generation Vape: Australia’s new public health crisis
Generation Vape, investigating vape use by young people, is revealing alarming findings. And there’s little regulation to address this.
By Danielle Kutchel - 9 min read