I was sitting in a Qantas lounge recently and given the proximity of the next chair, couldn’t help but overhear the conversation of my loud-talking neighbour....
Keywords Landlord’s duty of care, smoke alarms, breach – discrete or hidden risk, intoxication, exercise reasonable care and skill. Facts Bradley Heafey (deceased) died in a...
Queensland Law Society has highlighted priority funding areas such as access to justice, legal and other support services, as well as enhancing safeguards and improving efficiency,...
The state’s newest Industrial Commissioner, Peter O’Neill, has taken to the role “like a duck to water”, according to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission President. The...
Event details: Ochre Ribbon Week Community Barbecue and Weaving Workshop hosted by Aboriginal Family Legal Services Queensland Monday, 17 February, 2025 Queens Park, East Toowoomba Tenth...
Electricity giant Origin has been fined $12 million for consumer law breaches related to the supply of energy to households which have life-support equipment. In reasons...
Lawyer and champion for First Nations reconciliation, Paul Chartrand is set two give two lectures on the legal and constitutional path to reconciliation with First Nations...
The right to housing should be enshrined as a human right in Australian law, a new report says. The Right to Housing in Australia, commissioned by...
Parents unable to have children naturally or via fertility programs could be the big winners of a high-level, legal review of Australia’s surrogacy laws. It’s currently...
The risks of mediation will be highlighted in the next instalment of the James Cook University (JCU) Law Seminar Series tomorrow. Experienced mediator Tanjil Whitnell will...