The Australian Institute of Criminology and AUSTRAC have released their latest report showing the close link between organised crime and money laundering and its implications.
The Attorney General has announced plans to legislate to expand the AML/CTF regime to “tranche two” entities which includes lawyers and other professional services.
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is “committed to protecting the environment for current and future generations”, despite a court ruling the Minister does not have…
After more than two years of cancelled events, remote working and casual clothing, 300 distinguished guests and members of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW…
Marrickville Legal Centre is leading the charge to improve visibility about financial abuse in the community, launching multi-lingual educational workshops to educate and empower vulnerable…
New research by eSafety found a third of Australian working women are abused online for their appearance, fertility or motherhood.
The federal government’s controversial Religious Discrimination Bill has passed the lower house but looks unlikely to become law before the next election, after the draft…
Consent education will be made mandatory in all Australian schools from next year, after state and federal ministers unanimously committed to enshrine it in the…
Justice Andrew Bell will succeed Chief Justice Tom Bathurst when he retires on 5 March, after leading the Supreme Court for almost 11 years.
The Law Society of NSW is this month launching a new awareness campaign called Lawfully Explained, aimed at raising the profile of the legal profession…
Physical courtrooms have started to make a comeback for 2022, after a turbulent start to the year amid a surge of Omicron cases across NSW.
Individuals and businesses caught hiking up the price of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) will face fines and prison time, the Australian Federal Police (AFP)…
