Opinion

Competition law changes: Heavy-handed or heavy lifting?
Recent changes to the content and enforcement of Australian Competition Law have been criticised as being...
20 April 2026
By Andrew Rankin and Tom Griffith
What Safe Work Australia’s Best Practice Review could mean for the legal profession 
The Best Practice Review presents an opportunity to consider how the diversity within the legal profession, and at its...
17 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Raising the bar for brain injury awareness
With Brain Injury Awareness Month just behind us, it gave me pause to think more deeply on the challenges faced by...
16 April 2026
By Nickelle Morris
Beyond marriage equality: Closing the legal gaps facing LGBT families
Nearly a decade on from Australia legalising same-sex marriage in 2017, it is tempting to assume that equality in the...
15 April 2026
By Michael Tiyce
When AI should stay silent: Preserving judgement in M&A
Generative AI is now routinely used in complex M&A transactions. Its ability to analyse, summarise, and generate...
14 April 2026
By Steve Johns, Eliza Unger and Lisa Ziegert
If we pay for research participation in the community, why not in prison?
It is often an unpopular proposition to suggest that people in prison should enjoy rights comparable to those afforded...
13 April 2026
By Dr Shannon Dodd, Professor Lorana Bartels, Dr Caitlin Davey, and Dr Michelle Sydes
Why ‘tick-the-box’ sexual harassment training is not enough
In a recent Queensland Industrial Relations Commission decision, the commission confirmed that vicarious liability...
10 April 2026
By Emily Haar and Isabella Connor
The post-AA landscape: Navigating the remaining gaps in institutional abuse liability
The High Court’s decision in AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is...
09 April 2026
By Heather Kerley
Accountant who drafts a will to avoid lawyer fees triggers material legal costs
In a post-AI world, the ability to generate legal documentation has arguably never been easier. Similarly, however,...
08 April 2026
By Matthew Burgess
Choosing the right mediator
Not all mediators are the same, writes Steve Lancken.
07 April 2026
By Steve Lancken