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Melissa Parke on the risk of going nuclear

Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, explains why the world needs to wise up when it comes to nuclear weapons.

July 1, 2025

Legal updates·Practice updates

Serious harm to reputation, causation, and mitigation of damages in defamation

Applegarth J of the Supreme Court of Queensland has had to grapple with the new serious harm element of the cause of action in defamation.

July 1, 2025

News

The Unfortunate Woman v Her Well-Respected Killer

Law Society CEO Kate Wellington led a fascinating discussion on the state of family and domestic violence in Western Australia.

June 30, 2025

News

Law Society regional visits kick off in southwest

The Law Society kicked off its regional circuit visit in June with a CPD and social event in Margaret River.

June 26, 2025

Legal updates·Practice updates

AML regulation looms over the profession

It is no exaggeration to say AML-CTF represents probably the biggest change to the legal services regulatory framework since adoption of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.

June 24, 2025

In-depth

Peter Preller on the power of avoiding disputes

Peter Preller is the Deputy General Counsel Infrastructure of Optus and advocates on the use of Dispute Avoidance Boards in contracts.

June 23, 2025

In-depth

Justice Natalie Whitby on having it all in law

Justice Whitby was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in 2023. She muses about what has changed in law, and how it is possible to have it all.

June 23, 2025

Legal lifestyle·Quirky cases

The tale of cancelled carriages

The racecourse was generally profitable. However, there was one occasion when things went awry.

June 18, 2025

Opinion

The vital role of empathy when letting people go

In many organisations, the idea of firing employees is seen as taboo. Even giving critical feedback is avoided by many leaders scared of being labelled a bully.

June 18, 2025