Australian employers are making steady progress in closing the nation’s gender pay gap, according to WGEA’s 2025 Gender Equality Scorecard. Yet the picture at the top remains stark, with senior roles lagging behind and the pace of change still slow.
Separated parents are now going to have to navigate the new social media restriction on minors. This restriction is going to impact both recently separated parents who are trying to sort out parenting arrangements as well as parents with existing arrangements, parenting plans or orders, writes Monique Allan.
Collaborative AI platform Legora has set up a new presence in Sydney and made three senior leadership appointments as it moves to expand its Australian and APAC operations.
Safeguarding public trust in the courts demands active leadership from the judiciary, chief justices and legal leaders have stressed.
As businesses navigate accelerated transformation, evolving stakeholder expectations, and a shifting regulatory landscape, the role of the in-house legal team has never been more central – or more visible.
National law firm McCullough Robertson has welcomed Scott Higgins as a partner in its construction and infrastructure team.
Personal injury litigation in Queensland is entering a new era, writes John Connellan.
Economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions are being tempered through the resilience and strategic adaptability of this year’s Australian public M&A market, new research from a BigLaw firm has found.
A new Axiom survey finds a retention crisis brewing as almost half of in-house lawyers look for new roles – but most concerning, 56 per cent are considering leaving in-house positions for law firms.
By helping to rehabilitate disgraced former judge Dyson Heydon, some of Australia’s most senior judicial members have stripped the profession’s commitment to change of any real meaning and contributed to diminishing trust in the administration of justice.
