The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: July 2016

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

A slow erosion of democracy

A growing number of Australian laws infringe basic democratic standards, and a swathe of new laws passed in NSW is causing increasing concern.

Wrong place, wrong time: compensating victims of terror

Australian victims of overseas terrorist acts and their close family members may be eligible for compensation under the Social Security Act 1991. By STEPHEN TULLY.