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...
A Queensland lawyer whose courtroom victories have created legal precedents in workplace injuries cases has received the 2025 Queensland Australian Lawyers Alliance’s (ALA) Civil Justice Award....
A Superintendent demoted for unauthorised access to the Queensland Police Service’s computer database has lost his review of the sanction. Now-retired Brisbane officer Lance Vercoe challenged...
Former Queensland Governor the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC CVO KC has been appointed as chair of the Legal Aid Queensland (LAQ) Board. The state’s 26th...
An Expert Legal Panel to provide advice on the next stages of reform to Queensland’s Youth Justice Act, relevant to Adult Crime, Adult Time, was appointed...
Early career lawyers were advised not to hide their mistakes at the inaugural Queensland Law Society Kickstart Business Breakfast for Young Lawyers in Brisbane yesterday. Hosted...