PIAC rebrand: A new name for a fairer, stronger society
On 1 July, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) will become the Justice and Equity Centre.On 1 July, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a…
The delicate balancing act that is industrial relations reform
Your guide to the most significant industrial relations reforms being considered in over a decade.Snapshot If passed, the Federal Government’s IR Omnibus Bill will mark…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: March 2021
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Discussion Paper: Coercive Control Fair…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: February 2021
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments SIRA Review of Legal Support…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: December 2020
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Drug Supply Prohibition Order Pilot…
Progress at last, but are we headed for a Claytons Commission?
A compelling analysis of the long awaited Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill. Every state and territory in Australia now has an anticorruption (or integrity) commission…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: November 2020
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Elder abuse – what support…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: October 2020
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Administrative review of the Bail…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: September 2020
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Procedural reforms in the federal…
World’s defamation capital no more? NSW passes reforms
Long-awaited amendments to the Defamation Act 2005 have passed in NSW.Between 2014 and 2018 Australia earned the title of “world defamation capital”, recording 10 times…
The latest developments in law reform & advocacy: August 2020
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment…