The Voice

‘A modest proposal that means what it says’: Expert panel on the Voice

At the Law Council of Australia’s webinar on the Voice, Constitutional experts identified the core issues lawyers should be aware of ahead of the referendum.

By Avril Janks 27.09.23 - 12 min read

It’s on: stacking up the cases for ‘yes’ and ‘no’

October 14: G+T’s constitutional lawyers have spent the past few weeks carefully reviewing the official “yes” and “no” cases.

By Professor Gabrielle Appleby, Paul Kildea and Sean Brennan 30.08.23 - 3 min read

Law Society Council publishes support for the Voice

The Council of the Law Society of NSW has resolved unanimously to support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Australian Constitution.

By LSJ Staff 18.08.23 - 2 min read

Just Chat: Teela Reid

03.12.20

Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman and lawyer. In a revealing conversation she talks to LSJ about family, her determination to improve the criminal justice system for Aboriginal people and why she took a former Prime Minister to task on live television.

Just Chat: Rick Welsh

07.07.22

Access to justice is at the heart of everything Rick Welsh does. The proud Murrawarri man is the coordinator of The Shed, an Aboriginal suicide prevention service based in Western Sydney, and speaks candidly about improving the Indigenous community’s relationship with the legal system. Supported by Unisearch

Just Chat – Trent Wallace

22.06.23

For this week, Just Chat becomes Just Yarn. Trent Wallace now lives in Brisbane, but his journey in law went from his community in the Central Coast, to the legal centres in Sydney. He sits down with Francisco Silva for a yarn on his experience as a queer First Nations man, and the importance of pro-bono work. Supported by NobleOak