December 2024
Dutton declares legal assistance ‘gift’ from Arnold Bloch Leibler
The ‘ongoing legal assistance’ was declared in an update to the opposition leader’s register of member’s interests.
- Maxim Shanahan
August 2024
Corrs pays premium for new partners amid string of high-profile exits
It has also emerged that the firm’s board, made up of current partners and a former partner, investigated and dismissed allegations of bullying and inappropriate conduct made at the start of the year.
- Edmund Tadros
Fear and loathing in the NSW Liberals
A preselection candidate has gone to the Federal Court, alleging he was rejected by the NSW branch for the last state election because of his race.
- Max Mason and Myriam Robin
June 2024
Former Cranbrook teacher sues school alleging unsafe environment
Sydney private school Cranbrook is dealing with a new legal action brought by a former teacher who alleges the environment was unsafe for female staff.
- Updated
- Max Mason and Julie Hare
May 2024
‘Toxic’: Human rights watchdog at war with itself over Gaza
Race Discrimination commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman said he needed “context” before he would condemn the phrase “from the river to the sea”, in a fiery Senate committee hearing.
- Patrick Durkin
Human Rights Commission’s ‘silence deafening’ on antisemitism
Former regulator Graeme Samuel has taken aim at the Human Rights Commission for it’s ‘deafening silence’ on the rise of antisemitism.
- Patrick Durkin and Andrew Tillett
December 2023
$400,000 for hurt and distress: Higgins’ government deal released
Brittany Higgins’ settlement deed with the Commonwealth of Australia has been released by a Sydney court, revealing the details of the government’s payment.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2023
Sydney jeweller hit with record sexual harassment damages
A Sydney jewellery shop and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $268,000 in damages after being found to have sexually harassed an employee.
- Max Mason
August 2023
- Opinion
- Cyber protection
Australia must de-weaponise TikTok and WeChat
A bipartisan report has made 17 recommendations – based on the liberal tradition of transparency, not censorship – to make Australia a harder target for malicious actors to interfere in our democracy through social media apps.
- James Paterson
July 2023
- Opinion
- Hearsay
PwC claiming legal privilege – that’s a bit Rich
There have been legal professional privilege missteps at the troubled firm since 2005.
- Michael Pelly
June 2023
New anti-corruption boss hails ‘unique opportunity’
Paul Brereton started as head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday. Could PwC be an early customer?
- Michael Pelly
April 2023
Kate Jenkins’ plan for her successor as sex discrimination commissioner
She says the #MeToo movement meant she achieved more in her seven years as commissioner than she would have believed possible.
- Hannah Wootton
February 2023
- Opinion
- AI
Big tech is ignoring the human cost behind the rise of ChatGPT
To stop the chatbot serving up offensive responses, Microsoft-backed OpenAI had workers in Kenya vetting abhorrent material, and it paid them a pittance.
- Lorraine Finlay, Patrick Hooton and Catriona Wallace
December 2022
Transgrid denies discriminating against female executive
Transgrid has had to defend itself in court against discrimination claims by a woman executive beaten to a promotion by a man she claimed stared at her breasts.
- Updated
- Jemima Whyte
September 2022
Alcohol a major problem for women in the workplace: Jenkins
The role of alcohol in a “work hard, play hard” office culture is disadvantageous and dangerous for women, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2022
Inside the Human Rights Commission crisis
Is it any wonder why politicians are so hostile to the Human Rights Commission?
- Michael Roddan
July 2022
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Victoria to curb ‘oppressive’ NDAs silencing sexual harassment victims
Victims of workplace sexual harassment, employers, unions and the legal profession will be consulted to build laws to stop misuse of non-disclosure agreements.
- Max Mason
January 2022
Concerns grow for health of Australian writer detained in China
The health of Yang Hengjun, an Australian detained in China on espionage charges three years ago, is said to be deteriorating.
- Michael Smith
November 2021
CBA in $134m play to be ‘AI superpower’
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is taking on big tech with a $134 million funding round for leading artificial intelligence platform H20.ai.
- Paul Smith and James Eyers
October 2021
- Opinion
- Class action
The inconvenient truth about class actions
Stephen Conrad asks why the government is pushing a one-size-fits-all approach to class action reform.
- Stephen Conrad