Legal leaders in ‘disbelief’ over NSW Government’s inaction on ice inquiry

The heads of the legal profession’s peak organisations have revealed their frustration at the NSW Government’s failure to implement urgent law reform in response to…

Raising the age of criminal responsibility is only a first step

First Nations kids need cultural solutions. In some Australian states, children can legally be detained from the age of ten years old. This has led…

Judge Dina Yehia sworn into NSW Supreme Court

Solicitor, barrister, District Court Judge, and now a Supreme Court Justice; Her Honour Dina Yehia took her place on the bench in front of a…

A profile of the NSW legal profession in 2022

A recent data snapshot of the NSW legal landscape reveals a thriving, growing profession. One that is trying to achieve greater cultural diversity from the…

A ‘culturally diverse’ NSW Supreme Court: New judges appointed to the bench

Two new judges will be sworn into the Supreme Court of NSW next month, adding more culturally diverse practitioners to the bench and ensuring the…

Tough new bail laws ‘rushed’ through NSW parliament

“Swift and decisive” new bail laws have passed NSW parliament in a “national first”’ move by the government to strengthen its already tough legislation, but…

‘A dark day’: Julian Assange faces extradition to the US

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US where he is wanted for leaking classified…

Why is lettuce so expensive? Costs have shot up, and won’t return to where they were

Lettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more usual $2.80.

Newly admitted solicitors welcomed to the profession at gala event

Excitement, optimism and interaction. The atmosphere was palpable as hundreds of early career lawyers, admitted to practice during 2020-21, were suitably welcomed to the profession…