Real change will require cultural transformation – within law enforcement, the courts and the community Last year I spoke to a young woman who urgently wanted to share her story, saying: “I don’t want what happened to me to happen to anyone
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Full extent of AI in the legal profession is unknown but courts are worried about its use to write affidavits, witness statements, and for case citations Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The lawyer had a back
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After week one of the unlawful dismissal claim, we know this: the ABC appears to have departed from its own standards in the defence of its standards Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast If one thing has
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Clare Nowland’s manslaughter case was ‘unlike any other that I have had to confront’, judge tells Kristian White’s sentencing hearing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former police
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Proponents of restorative justice say it can offer a different type of justice, but is it a soft option for a serious crime? And what does justice mean for victim-survivors? Read more in our Broken justice series Get our breaking news email,
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ABC union members say legal argument around existence of Lebanese race ‘destroys any hope’ that broadcaster intends to address alleged systemic racism Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ABC staff say they are “disgusted” by the way
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Members of a fringe religious group in Queensland have been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a child. And can you sue your employer if disciplinary processes at work cause your mental health to deteriorate? Read More Law Report
Journalist faces hostile questioning from former employer’s barrister as she sues for wrongful dismissal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ian Neil SC had begun calmly. “You understand,
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No potential breaches found by independent inquiry into former Coalition government’s handling of Abdul Nacer Benbrika case Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton and the home
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Community attitudes and laws have changed when it comes to sexual assault and how victim-survivors behave. Yet rape myths still have power – both in and out of the courtroom Read more of Guardian Australia’s Broken justice series Get our breaking news
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