State of childcare in NSW and Australia: Is an overhaul needed?
Child safety and quality standards are being closely scrutinised following a string of incidents in childcares around Australia. Is an overhaul of the sector needed?
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: November 2017
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: October 2017
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
A national tragedy: ALRC seeks views on Indigenous incarceration
The ALRC launched an enquiry into the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system. By MARIE-CLAIRE MUIR.
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: June 2017
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
Rights and freedoms and the common law: the ALRC investigates
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report, Traditional Rights and Freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws (‘Freedoms Report’), was tabled on 2 March 2016, concluding an…
ALRC urges reform of native title
The ALRC Native Title Final Report contains 30 recommendations for reform, focusing on ‘connection’ requirements, the content of native title, authorisation and joinder. By JUSTINE CLARKE.