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The ACT Government is pushing for urgent amendments to evidence laws in the ACT. The amendments would allow the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (the DPP) to obtain audio-visual recordings of…

New South Wales has a jail problem.  The prison population in the state is skyrocketing and is illustrative of a bigger problem across the country. Despite declining crime rates,[i] the state’s prison population…

You will have heard the latest David and Goliath story – the epic battle between an army of amateur traders and multi-billion-dollar hedge funds that has left regulators, investors and businesses reeling. It…

Should Aboriginal peoples have the right to the Aboriginal flag? Should private, non-Indigenous owned companies profit off of Aboriginal identities? Should an Aboriginal man, a member of the stolen generation, be dispossessed of…

If you are one of the 2.6 million casual workers currently employed in Australia, you may be entitled to more than you bargained for! In a decision handed down on 20 May 2020,…

The global COVID-19 pandemic is causing chaos in more ways than one. The impact on the economy has been disastrous and Australian companies, particularly small to medium businesses are really feeling it. Amid…

George Pell, once an internationally recognised Cardinal of the Catholic Church, is back in jail after the Victorian Court of Appeal upheld his conviction. Many commentators are predicting that Pell is already looking…

As more small businesses turn to social media influencers to advertise their products, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) has issued a timely reminder of the value of a good old-fashioned…