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Should noisy phone calls on public transport be illegal?

4 days ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

A A A By - May 13, 2025 2:00 pm AEST Nearly everyone has experienced sitting next to, or standing near, someone conducting a loud phone conversation or playing YouTube and TikTok videos at full volume on public transport. It's awkward and frustrating for many, but is it worth a $2000 fine? In the UK, the Liberal Democrats have proposed a nationwide ban on the behaviour. Those playing music or videos from their phones on public transport, or while waiting at bus or train stations, face a...
Michelle Rowland named to Attorney General

4 days ago | lsj.com.au | Karl Hoerr - |Karl Hoerr

Rowland, whose Sydney seat includes Seven Hills and parts of Blacktown and Rous Hill, replaces Victorian MP Mark Dreyfus, who lost his front bench position last week, when factional arrangements were settled following the election. The 53-year-old was elected to the seat of Greenway in 2010 and became Minister for Communications after Labor’s victory in the 2022 election, having served in a range of shadow portfolios in opposition.
Solicitors dominate new Local Court appointments

1 week ago | lsj.com.au | Karl Hoerr - |Karl Hoerr

The appointments of Paul Blunt, Kirk Dailly, Tania Johnson, Simon Joyner, Marguerite Vassall, Ann Lambino and Lucas Swan will bring the total number of magistrates in the state to 159, which the government says is a record. Attorney General Michael Daley says he’s delighted to be announcing the appointments to the NSW Local Court, the busiest jurisdiction in the country.
Government re-election “historic opportunity” for human rights-based housing policy

1 week ago | lsj.com.au | Karl Hoerr - |Karl Hoerr

By - May 08, 2025 11:25 am AEST A human rights lawyer says Australians are looking for “transformative change” in response to the housing crisis, following the federal election. Housing and the cost-of-living were dominant themes during the campaign, which saw Labor re-elected with an increased majority.
Erin Gough on the superpower of storytelling and representation

1 week ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

By - May 07, 2025 4:00 pm AEST Erin Gough’s superpower is that she’s a lawyer by day, award-winning author by night. The same themes that underlie her work as a Senior Associate at the Paul Ramsay Foundation also underpin her fictional worlds in which characters pursue justice, exemplifying the vulnerability and immense resilience of young people in a dangerous, fascinating world.
Vatican Laws: the legacy of Pope Francis's constitutional reforms

1 week ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

The Buenos Aires-born Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Argentinian Pope when he adopted the role and moniker of Pope Francis in 2013. He adopted the name of St. Francis of Assisi, a 12th century saint who rejected family wealth and instead, took on a monastic life of service to the poor and the environment.
'Ensuring fairness and trust': tackling insider trading

2 weeks ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

Hours later, at 1:18pm, he publicly announced a 90-day pause on tariffs, upon which stock markets boomed for the remainder of the trading day. Trump has been accused of insider trading and market manipulation by Democratic senators, with some calling for an investigation.
The Pacific Legal Network Celebrates 25 years in a unique position

3 weeks ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

By - Apr 22, 2025 10:45 am AEST In November 2000, John Ridgway leveraged his experience of living and working in the Pacific for nearly a decade to create the Pacific Legal Network (PLN). In the decades since, the firm has grown from his Sydney office to establish offices and affiliates across Asia, Europe, and the US.
Deporting dissent: what does this mean for dual citizens?

1 month ago | lsj.com.au | Cat Woods - |Cat Woods

But the US is not alone in considering, or implementing, laws that enable the deportation of dual citizens without offering them course to contest such orders.
Why the Coalition’s work from home policy hit a nerve

1 month ago | lsj.com.au | Karl Hoerr - |Karl Hoerr

By - Apr 15, 2025 2:41 pm AEST Dumping a policy during an election campaign wouldn’t be unprecedented, but it’s probably not that common either. So Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s move to spike a requirement for Commonwealth public servants to return to the office full-time, is being seen as a measure of the depth of feeling among many Australians about working from home.