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The Bar 12 July 2024 ByLauren CassimatisI am often asked why I represent people that commit family violence....

I am often asked why I represent people that commit family violence. Here is my answer, writes Lauren Cassimatis.

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SME Law 20 June 2024 ByLauren CassimatisCan cheating amount to coercive control?

Before having a fling, or if you’re looking for an extramarital relationship on or offline, consider the legal...

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Politics 12 June 2024 ByMichael TiyceAustralia’s cost-of-living crisis has reached critical levels,...

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis has reached critical levels, placing growing pressure on individuals and families of...

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Big Law 29 May 2024 ByGrace RobbieCLC, WA hospital team up to tackle FDV

In light of the escalating issue of family and domestic violence, a not-for-profit community legal centre and a hospital...

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Big Law 14 May 2024 ByNaomi Neilson and Lauren CroftBudget 2024: The key takeaways lawyers need to know

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the third federal budget for the Albanese Labor government for 2024–25....

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Big Law 29 April 2024 ByLauren CroftDemand for legal aid set to grow as new coercive control laws come...

New Legal Aid NSW data has shown that demand for assistance with domestic violence has grown in recent years, with...

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Big Law 24 April 2024 ByGrace Robbie‘National disgrace’: Alstergren CJ slams Australia’s rates of...

The Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the Honourable William Alstergren AO, emphasised...

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Politics 19 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyDreyfus: ‘There is a crisis of male violence in Australia’

Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...

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Big Law 11 August 2023 ByNaomi NeilsonQld lawyer reprimanded for revealing party in domestic violence matter

A Queensland lawyer has been penalised for identifying a man and his children as a party in domestic violence...

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Politics 10 January 2023 ByLauren CroftDomestic and family violence reforms showing progress, new report says

The first progress report on domestic and family violence reforms in Queensland has been released and reveals the...

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