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In-depth

What the machine doesn’t know: Humanity, artificial intelligence and the law

Read Chief Justice Peter Quinlan's Minds Count Annual Lecture 2026.

August 14, 2026

Legal lifestyle·Reviews

Film review: The End of Oak Street

Francisco Silva reviews the latest film and screen offerings in cinemas.

August 14, 2026

Case notes

Case note: Court places newborn with intended parents pending parentage determination

Keleigh Robinson and Craig Nichol from the Family Law Book summarise Taggard & Gowden [2026].

August 13, 2026

News

‘I do not knowingly use AI’: Federal Court judge considers risks for judicial decision-makers

The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO says Australian courts are approaching artificial intelligence in markedly different ways.

August 12, 2026

Legal updates

Transfer duty bracket creep: An unacknowledged burden

Grahame Young considers how WA’s failure to index transfer duty thresholds has created significant bracket creep, increasing property buyers’ tax burden as values rise.

August 12, 2026

Legal updates

Law update: Implied good faith and development obligations in complex commercial contracts

Kealeigh Barker considers why the Supreme Court of NSW reaffirmed that courts rarely imply good faith or development obligations into sophisticated commercial contracts in Les & Zelda [2026].

August 11, 2026

Case notes

Full Court clarifies key federal sentencing principles

Nicholas Hodgkinson considers why the Federal Court reduced an insider trading sentence in Forrest v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2026].

August 10, 2026

Opinion·Wellbeing

The identity opportunity for lawyers

Generative AI will take over legal task performance and catalyse an identity crisis for the legal profession, unless lawyers instead turn this into an opportunity to redefine their purpose and value, writes Jordan Furlong.

August 7, 2026