February
Why Corrs CEO Gavin MacLaren has a target on his back
Gavin MacLaren has become the best-known law firm leader in the land. And that’s not a good thing.
Victorian DPP makes formal complaints against two judges
DPP Kerri Judd, KC, wants the Judicial Commission to investigate two judges after they ordered that criminal trials be stayed.
Labor lawyers in line for top jobs at new Industrial Court
The NSW Labor government is seeking expressions of interest for the roles of president and two deputy presidents.
Langton says Keating was ‘right’ on the Voice
The Indigenous leader said the former PM was right about the Voice being “a mistake from the start” and that a legislated body should have been established before a referendum.
- Analysis
- Defamation
Who’s winning the three big cases of the year? The lawyers, of course
Three of the biggest cases of 2023 have been back in court this week, with Ben Roberts-Smith, Lisa Wilkinson and Shane Drumgold all seeking vindication.
The $100m Corrs CEO on why the firm’s salaries are not ‘out of whack’
Corrs CEO Gavin MacLaren was ‘happy’ to accept a contract extension but says his pay is not set in stone – ‘ultimately, it depends on how the firm performs’.
Keating says there was no vice-regal offer to Lowitja O’Donoghue
Paul Keating has played down a tale that he asked the late Indigenous leader to be governor-general.
Native title victory over Glencore project
Native title owners have won a High Court battle with Glencore over a dredging project to support the McArthur River Mine
The pioneering judge who revolutionised Australia’s courts
Andrew Rogers fundamentally changed the way commercial disputes were handled when he was on the NSW Supreme Court in the late 1980s.
Lowitja O’Donoghue, ‘the greatest Aboriginal leader’
Indigenous trailblazer Lowitja O’Donoghue is being celebrated as a giant of modern Australia after her death at the weekend.
A fight over a bauxite mine may launch a new era for land rights
The High Court will decide the third great native title case this year, a decision that may overturn every land title in the Northern Territory for 67 years.
January
‘Need, like love, is hard to measure’, says judge citing INXS
When judge Bill Everson was grappling with the concept of “need”, he decided no one explained it better than Australian music legends INXS.
December 2023
Why corporate Australia keeps asking for court secrecy
Federal Court judges say corporate litigants are seeking restrictive non-publication orders, but the court is giving them help.
Convicted terrorist released from jail after 20 years
Abdul Nacer Benbrika had been convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in 2005.
ASIC sued Star’s board a year ago. The case will be heard in 2025
ASIC’s case against Star’s board, launched 12 months ago, has come to a standstill because a judge is so busy he can’t hear it until February 2025.
- Exclusive
- Voice to parliament
‘Hatred of politicians’ killed the Voice: Megan Davis
A key architect of the Voice referendum says racism played a role but was not as decisive as the public’s “hatred for politicians” and rejected claims symbolic recognition would have won Coalition support.
- Analysis
- Immigration
Three potential problems with new detention laws
If the government goes too far, it will be inviting the courts to strike down the new law for “preventative detention” of refugees and asylum seekers.
Qantas risks regulator looking for ‘second bite of cherry’
The airline is sticking by its claims that passengers don’t book specific flights, just a promise to get from A to B.
November 2023
High Court drama degenerates into paedophilia slurs
Peter Dutton wants Labor to apologise for accusing him of being a ‘protector of paedophiles’.
Court blocks telehealth consultations for euthanasia
Federal Court judge says a Commonwealth law banning the use of the phone or internet to “counsel” suicide prevails over state laws.
