Australia’s top five powerbrokers in the law for 2023
The hotly anticipated Power issue, out on Friday, September 29, includes lists of the key players across six industry sectors. Here are Australia’s most influential legal leaders. From AFR Magazine’s Power issue.
The first referendum this century, a new High Court chief justice, the advent of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the rise of women in the profession marks 2023 as a transformative year for the law.
Australia will soon pass its verdict on the Indigenous Voice to parliament, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese insists he remains confident the Australian people will vote yes to having the proposed advisory body enshrined in the Constitution.
Michael PellyLegal editorMichael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
