Harnessing technology to improve access to justice

The new director of the Kaldor Centre on the combination of personal and professional perspectives underpinning the role.

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Celebrating equality ‘in a traditionally male-dominated profession’

Magistrate Rebecca Hosking reflects on her judicial career ahead of the International Day of Women Judges.

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Giving a voice to renters

Non-practising lawyer Jordan van den Berg, opened a door to listen to the concerns of renters across the country. Now spread across several platforms and…

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Andrew Leigh: A refreshing and unusual path to politics

The smartest person in Australian politics is someone you’ve probably never heard of.

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Ramping up public transport access for people with disability

People with disability in NSW have difficulties with accessing public transport, and changes to transport standards are being called for.

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The price of life: Genetic testing results and the cost of insurance

With genetic testing it’s possible to predict one’s health journey. But under the current law, this is making life insurance very costly. A public health…

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Nudges, not earthquakes: Navigating the path to health justice

Winning the John Hennessy Legal Scholarship last year enabled Legal Aid solicitor Anthony Levin to study a health justice initiative in Canada that can improve…

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Justice on the brink: Legal Aid funding falls short

According to a recent report commissioned by National Legal Aid, a funding shortfall of nearly half a billion dollars threatens the supply of legal services…

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New role to empower First Nations children and their families

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts on her new role as the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory.

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Google, ‘gatekeeper of the internet’, under scrutiny

Search engine giant Google is under scrutiny in a case aimed at preventing it from “unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices”.  

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