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The tale of the picnic orgy

It was Boxing Day 1880 and more than two thousand men, women and children descended on the Clontarf recreational grounds by Sydney Harbour in specially hired steamers and pleasure craft.

July 8, 2025

Opinion

Enough is enough: it’s time to pay more for legal aid work

The underpayment of lawyers who undertake work for Legal Aid clients by way of grants has reached crisis point nationwide.

July 7, 2025

Legal updates·Practice updates

Ethics: Discipline for intimate partner violence

Late in 2024, a Tasmanian Supreme Court judge was found guilty by the Hobart Magistrates Court of committing an assault and engaging in emotional abuse vis-à-vis his former domestic partner.

July 7, 2025

Case notes·Practice updates

High Court judgments: May 2025

Costs - Migration - Criminal law.

July 7, 2025

Case notes·Practice updates

Federal Court judgments: June 2025

Practice and procedure - Statutory interpretation - Civil penalty.

July 7, 2025

Opinion

Why public notaries are more important than ever

Notaries date back to ancient Rome. Although the profession developed initially in Italy and then throughout Europe, it eventually reached England and Wales.

July 7, 2025