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Discipline action against an employee for holding and/or expressing political opinions in light of Lattouf v ABC

he judgment is a reminder of the complexities that arise when politics and work collide.

Australia Government

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Constitutional Rights in Australia Versus the United States

A comparison of the nationwide individual protections of the US versus Australia.

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

No compensation for detainee

Recent decision guides about the scope of a non-delegable duty of care & the extent to which a duty is owed by the Commonwealth to detainees.

Australia Government

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Megan Kirk – The Fight for Freedom of Speech: The Escalating Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Activism at Universities

Students fight for freedom of speech in Australia.

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Australia's evolving ESG regulatory landscape: managing the legal risks

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

NSW bans LGBTQ+ conversion practices

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Litigation Corporate Governance Reforms: The Modern Slavery Act Review

Australia Government

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

What is disability discrimination?

Australia Government

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

NSW greens to introduce Human Rights Act for NSW

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Ongoing forced aboriginal child removals in WA could result in genocide prosecution

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

NSW's Latest Anti-Protest Law: A Threat to Democracy?

Australia Criminal

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Parental Child Abduction: What You Need to Know

Australia International

JS

JB Solicitors

Police Officer Sent to Prison for Falsifying Evidence

Australia Commercial

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Protecting Public Participation: The Urgent Need for Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Australia

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

WHS Regulation updates: mandatory prevention plans for sexual and gender-based harassment

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Skilled Visa Salary Thresholds To Increase To 4.6% From 1 July 2025

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Can you serve a statutory demand by email in Australia?

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

"Pine Gap Is a Place of Aggression", Say Peace Activists in Court Over Blockading the Facility

The Northern Territory police took two of the activists into custody, Carmen Escobar Robinson and Tommy Walker.

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Transforming care: LNP's blueprint for Queensland's health system

Queensland's healthcare system can rise to meet the demands of the future.

Australia Healthcare

K

KordaMentha

NSW introduces religious vilification laws

Amendment to prohibit vilification on the basis of religious belief, affiliation or activity.

Australia Government

M

McCabes

Australian Legislation Limiting Payment Of Costs By Unsuccessful Applicants Incentivises Discrimination Litigation

The Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 (Cth), which was enacted to address perceived disincentives to pursuing claims for discrimination, took effect on 2 October 2024.

Australia Employment

JD

Jones Day

Death of 11-week-old baby leaves government department open to being sued for compensation

Australia Government

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Senate recommends rejecting removal of requirement for AG's consent to prosecute genocide

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Human trafficking offences in Australia: More common than some may think

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

McBride's Appeal Is in Jeopardy, as the Respected Lawyer Needs Finances to Fund It

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Australia's Committing Cultural Genocide Upon a First Peoples in Favour of Mining Interests

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Trump's Mission to Strip LBGTQIA+ Rights, And How It Could Impact on Australia

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Patrick Latham and Tim Raynor Discuss Activist Legal Support with Law Society

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?

Australia Government

S

Stacks Law Firm

High Court Ruling Over Ankle Bracelets and Curfews Restrictions Released Immigration Detainees

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

The Framework Convention On AI: A Landmark Agreement For Ethical AI

Australia Technology

N

NAVEX

Patrick Latham and Tim Raynor Discuss Activist Legal Support with Law Society

Regulations go beyond maintaining public order, ultimately restricting freedoms essential to a democratic society.

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?

Allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote could pressure the major parties to take the young into consideration.

Australia Government

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Stacks Law Firm

High Court Ruling Over Ankle Bracelets and Curfews Restrictions Released Immigration Detainees

Calls for stronger controls from government officials and criticism from human rights advocates.

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

The Framework Convention On AI: A Landmark Agreement For Ethical AI

AI is changing the world, but how do we ensure we're developing and using it ethically? In September 2024, the new Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

Australia Technology

N

NAVEX

New South Wales parliament passes greatly diluted LGBTIQA+ equality laws

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

An inclusive interpretation: The Federal Court analyses gender identity discrimination

Issue of gender discrimination is considered by FC for the first time since the Sex Discrimination Act was amended in 2013.

Australia Government

PA

Piper Alderman

Anti-Protest laws NSW

Amendments to law broaden the scope for criminality in the context of protesting & limit the right to protest in NSW.

Australia Criminal

AL

Astor Legal

Fighting For Justice: Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has exposed the critical failures in supporting our veterans.

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Sydney Palestine Protests: A Legal Perspective on Public Demonstrations

important legal questions about the rights to protest and the responsibilities of both protesters and law enforcement.

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Cultural heritage and colonial history - should Ned Kelly's descendants have a claim on his story?

Australia Commercial

S

Stacks Law Firm

Essential ESG: Episode 20 – Unpacking the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Australia Environment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Should Schools Be Prohibited from Informing Parents of a Child's Change in Gender Identity?

Australia Government

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Fighting for justice: the power of protest

Australia Government

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Impact Of Europe's Due Diligence Directive On Australian Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

IL

Ius Laboris

A New Multicultural Framework Review released

Australia Government

RM

Roam Migration Law

How Europe's human rights and environmental due diligence directive will impact Australian businesses

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Julian is coming home: Assange's plea deal freedom is a victory for us all

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Case summary: The need for a jurisdictional basis for a human rights complaint to access the Federal Court

Australia Government

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

NSW Parliament Birth Trauma Inquiry concludes its sixth public hearing with further reports of mothers experiencing avoidable trauma – Part 2

Australia Government

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

A whole new world - High Court rules on permanent stay applications in historical institutional abuse proceedings

Australia Criminal

BP

Bartier Perry

To appeal or to extradite: UK courts set to decide on the Assange extralegal show trial

Australia Media & IT

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Won't somebody think of the children! A minimum working age for children.

Australia Government

Wallmans Lawyers

Hobart's MONA ordered to allow men into ladies-only exhibit after TASCAT decision on anti-discrimination laws

Australia Government

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Essential ESG: Episode 18 – Responsible business in conflict-affected and high-risk areas

Australia Commercial

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

How should Australia combat modern slavery? (Video)

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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