A new era for education
The skills lawyers need are evolving as our world grows more technical. So legal education must also change.
By Professor George Williams - 4 min read
I, the awful Aboriginal
Sydney lawyer Trent Wallace often has to prove his Aboriginality. It can be frustrating and heart-breaking.
By Trent Wallace - 3 min read
World-first legal battle hopes to save a culture
A group of Torres Strait Islanders is filing a human rights complaint against the Australian Government. They say a lack of action on climate change…
By Kirrily Schwarz - 5 min read
Is Australia next in line for an opioid class action?
The US opioid epidemic has been described as the worst drug crisis in American history. Is Australia at risk of a similar disaster?
By Kate Allman - 5 min read
Year 101: What next for women in law?
It is 101 years since Australian women won the right to practise law in NSW, but barriers to gender equality remain.
By Scarlet Reid - 4 min read
Who’s judging the judges?
At the annual Opening of Law Term Dinner in Sydney on 30 January, His Honour Tom Bathurst SC ruminated on the state of judicial accountability.
By Tom Bathurst AC Chief Justice of NSW - 8 min read
‘Lawyers are expected to tolerate sexual harassment or pay the price’
Australian lawyers report high rates of sexual harassment. It is ironic in a profession that is supposed to know the law best.
By Kate Jenkins - 3 min read
For the love of animals
Australia has the chance to join a growing number of nations including China, the UK and France, which are closing legal loopholes that allow domestic…
By Melissa Coade - 5 min read
The most reviled of crimes
Sex offenders are arguably the most loathed members of society, but much of what we think we know about them is wrong.
By Denise Cullen - 6 min read
Why NSW needs a specialist Coroners Court
Former Deputy State Coroner Hugh Dillon argues that it’s time for an overhaul of how NSW investigates and reports on sudden or unexplained deaths.
By Hugh Dillon - 4 min read