The Turnbull Government is renewing its bid to stop what the Prime Minister calls 'vexatious' litigation by conservation groups against major resource projects in this country, including the massive $16 billion Adani coal mine proposed for Carmichael in northern Queensland. Last year, the then Prime Minister Tony Abbott sought to amend the Environmental Protection and...

Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson has quit, declaring his relationship with Attorney-General, George Brandis, is “irretrievably broken” and taking a major swipe at his government critics. Gleeson’s resignation follows their bitter row over Brandis’s order that all requests for the Solicitor-General’s advice must come through his office. In a toughly-worded letter to Brandis, Gleeson says his decision...

The LawAccess NSW Communications Toolkit is intended to provide individuals and organisations with materials to help spread the word about LawAccess NSW across a range of channels, including websites, intranets social media ​​platforms and electronic and printed newsletters. Legal problems, like most problems, do not resolve themselves and many people do not know who to...

The Law Council is committed to taking measures that ensure a level playing field for all members of the Australian legal profession. A major step towards this goal is the development of a National Model Gender Equitable Briefing Policy, which briefing entities now have the opportunity to adopt. The policy includes interim and long term...

This policy document is intended to drive cultural change within the legal profession, support the progression and retention of women barristers, and address the significant pay gap and underrepresentation of women in the superior courts.