New furry recruits: court dogs sworn in to comfort NSW litigants
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has officially welcomed its three newest, furriest officers of the court.
By Henry Ea - 3 min read
NSW Police urged to do more in Closing the Gap
A new report issued by the state’s police accountability body has recommended NSW Police adopt a clearer strategy for addressing Closing the Gap targets, including…
By Amy Dale - 3 min read
Lawyers to provide early intervention in care and protection matters
Families involved in care and protection matters will now be referred to access early legal advice, under a new partnership between the NSW Government and…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let’s talk about truth-telling and impartiality
The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics…
By Denis Muller - 5 min read
Australian lawyers mitigating money laundering risks, new report finds
As the Federal Government considers reforming Australia’s anti-money laundering regime to include the legal profession, a new report has found that practitioners are “proactively working”…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
Legal profession welcomes changes to NSW drug laws
The NSW Government is expanding drug diversion programs for people caught with small quantities of illicit substances to reduce contact with the criminal justice system…
By Keely McDonough - 4 min read
Court resources and legal assistance bolstered under asylum seeker reforms
The Federal Government is targeting “bad actors” taking advantage of Australia’s refugee protection system by lodging false asylum seeker claims and plans to make a dent…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
Law Society’s 2023 Annual Conference begins
Hundreds of legal professionals have turned out for day one of the Law Society of NSW’s Annual Conference, with sessions focused on “futureproofing” legal careers…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
‘Biggest overhaul of privacy laws in decades’
The Federal Government has announced the most significant overhaul of Australia’s privacy laws since the 1980s, with repercussions for millions of small businesses, advertisers targeting children…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
New study reveals prevalence of coercive control in NSW as domestic violence assaults rise
An artificial intelligence tool used by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) to analyse more than half a million police domestic violence…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
Queens Square Courts Building remains closed
As a result of the latest damage assessment, the Law Courts Building will remain closed to the public until Friday, 29 September
By LSJ Team - 2 min read