The case that changed me – Pauline Wright
Pauline Wright, President of the Law Council of Australia and Principal lawyer at P J Donnellan & Co, tells how a case of domestic violence,…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min read
Code red: bushfires spark high legal demand
More than 140 bushfires have ravaged the state so far this summer, leaving a trail of heartbreak and destruction. Putting out the flames is only…
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min read
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How old is old enough to be a criminal?
By Amy Dale - 7 min readEvery year, hundreds of children younger than 13 sit inside Australian juvenile detention centres. They aren’t old enough to drive a car. Yet the justice…
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North Korea: a human rights disaster lost in the dark
By Kate Allman - 8 min readTwo North Korean defectors shine light on the dark state of affairs in their country.
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Code red: bushfires spark high legal demand
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min readMore than 140 bushfires have ravaged the state so far this summer, leaving a trail of heartbreak and destruction. Putting out the flames is only…
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Phoenix rising: Julia Gillard on life after politics
By Kate Allman - 8 min readAustralia’s first and only female prime minister reflects on her short-lived legal career and tumultuous time in politics, as she looks to a brighter future…
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ACCESS DENIED: the ‘right-to-know’ Act that was never enacted
By Amy Dale - 8 min readLSJ reports on a little-known law collecting dust.
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The slow demise of billable hours
By Sam McKeith - 7 min readTime sheets or fixed price legal services? Here’s why many firms are making the move away from billable hours.
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‘Awful human mess’: inside our family law system
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min readAustralia is facing yet another family law review: but will the latest one spur action for change?
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Going Dutch
By Alice Ramsay - 5 min readWith gender equality a burning issue in Australian workplaces, law firms are looking at how countries like The Netherlands make life easier for men wishing…
A robust and surprising career
Sandy Godfrey was a boutique winemaker long before he was a lawyer. He tells that crushing grapes with his kids still offers a welcome escape…
By Kirrily Schwarz - 3 min read
The case that changed me – Pauline Wright
Pauline Wright, President of the Law Council of Australia and Principal lawyer at P J Donnellan & Co, tells how a case of domestic violence,…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min read
