15.02.2017

ALRC in the media – 2017

The ALRC monitors the media for references to the Commission and its inquiries. This list is not comprehensive. ALRC in the Media archives are available from 2009.

Litigation funding needs checks and balances | The Australian – 28 December 2017
The precarious balance between laws, rights and freedoms | The Age – 21 December 2017
Litigation funder IMF Bentham welcomes inquiry | The Australian – 21 December 2017
Legal profession welcomes Attorney-General Christian Porter | Australasian Lawyer – 20 December 2017
The Past, Present and Future of Institutional Law Reform in Australia | AUSPUBLAW – 18 December 2017
Client Update: Attorney-General announces class action inquiry | Allens – 18 December 2017
Exorbitant legal fees’ under government microscope | Lawyers Weekly – 18 December 2017
Attorney General announces reference to the Australian Law Reform Commission into class actions and third party litigation funders | Peter A Clarke – 18 December 2017
New take on class action payout dividends for law firms | The Australian – 17 December 2017
Growth in class actions to come under scrutiny | The Australian – 15 December 2017
Law firm principal appointed to family law review | Lawyers Weekly – 14 December 2017
When cultures collide: the debate we’re not having on data privacy | CIO – 13 December 2017
Family Court judge blasts ‘bitter, aggressive’ litigation culture in Sydney | SMH – 13 December 2017
Australia Seeks New Gag Laws That Could See Journalists And Whistleblowers Jailed for 20 Years | Buzzfeed – 11 December 2017
Indigenous people in gaol: what needs to change | AUSPUBLAW – 11 December 2017
Domestic violence laws not tolerating drunken excuses | Best in Australia – 8 December 2017
Australian tech start-ups stand to lose out in proposed copyright reforms | The Conversation – 8 December 2017
Barry.Nilsson. principal to help oversee Family Law Act review | Australasian Lawyer – 8 December 2017
Greater relief for distressed families navigating the family law | Attorney-General – 6 December 2017
New domestic violence laws to target drunk men who breach restraining orders | Camden-Narellan Advertiser – 6 December 2017
Senator Pat Dodson calls on state governments to legislate ‘duty of care’ to prisoners | SMH – 4 December 2017
Risks arise from patchy commercial lending laws | Australian Broker – 1 December 2017
Mind The Gap – Speaking Out | ABC Radio – 29 November 2017
Feeling safe in your senior years | Indian Link – 29 November 2017
How to do the right thing about elder abuse | Professional Planner – 24 November 2017
Arbitrate family law cases to save time, money | The Australian – 24 November 2017
Brandis finds $468m to keep families clear of court | The Australian – 23 November 2017
Part-time commissioners appointed for review of the Family Law Act | AG media release – 23 November 2017
Violence between residents in nursing homes can lead to death and demands our attention | The Conversation – 14 November 2017
OPINION: If the same-sex marriage vote is Yes, we must legislate | AFR – 12 November 2017
Family law system subject to divisions hurting all concerned | The Australian – 9 November 2017
What to do if you suspect elder financial abuse | Professional Planner – 6 November 2017
South West Rocks’ seniors have their say | The Macleay Argus – 3 November 2017
New guidance for providers on supported decision-making | Australian Ageing Agenda – 1 November 2017
Family Law review on for young and old | PS News – 31 October 2017
With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights | The Conversation – 26 October 2017
With a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, Australia must fix its record on Indigenous rights | UNSW Newsroom – 26 October 2017
Review of Australia’s Family Law Act and System | ABC Radio – 26 October 2017
We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying | The Conversation – 25 October 2017
The left should pause before embracing euthanasia laws | Red Flag – 24 October 2017
Editorial: Valid interest in crash | Herald Sun – 24 October 2017
What you need to know about your personal credit score | Choice –16 October 2017
2GB interview with Ben Fordham | Attorney-General – 13 October 2017
Debt options: live homeless or in jail | The West Australian –13 October 2017
The Federal Government Is Urging The States To Take On A ‘Life Saving’ Custodial Notification Service | Huffpost Australia –12 October 2017
AG announces big names for federal judicial appointments | Lawyers Weekly –12 October 2017
Flawed assisted dying bill puts vulnerable people at risk | SMH – 11 October 2017
Call for urgent changes to enduring power process to stop elder abuse | Australian Ageing Agenda –11 October 2017
Fears of racial profiling as number of Indigenous arrests rise in the ACT | ABC News –11 October 2017
Mullane & Lindsay SolicitorsAttorney-General announces review into family law system | Mullane & Lindsay Solicitors –10 October 2017
Time for new ideas and true change in family law system review | Victoria Legal Aid – 10 October 2017
Time for new ideas and true change in family law system review | Lawyers Weekly –10 October 2017
Family law not the answer | For Kids sake – 10 October 2017
George Brandis moves to turbocharge family law reform with unusual judicial appointment | SMH – 10 October 2017
Time for new ideas and true change in family law system review | Victoria Legal Aid – 10 October 2017
Calls to require courts to consider Indigenous background in sentencing, bail | Canberra Times – 7 October 2017
When accountants are more privileged than planners | Money Management – 6 October 2017
George Orwell had nothing on what’s coming around the corner in facial recognition | afr.com – 6 October 2017
Reform Family Court to improve painful processes | The Australian – 6 October 2017
National elder abuse peak body given green light | Australian Ageing Agenda – 5 October 2017
Long-Overdue Review Into Family Law System Announced | Bucket Orange – 4 October 2017
Family law could bypass judges in plan being trialled by government | The Australian – 4 October 2017
Family Court shake-up | A Current Affair 2017 – 4 October 2017
First act of the family law review should be using research we already have | The Conversation – 4 October 2017
How can we prevent financial abuse of the elderly? | The Conversation – 3 October 2017
ALRC Begins ‘Comprehensive’ Family Law Review | TimeBase – 3 October 2017
‘White-hot fury’: Pensioner pays for WA mum-of-five who was jailed over unpaid fines | WA Today – 3 October 2017
New family law review fails children | For Kids Sake – 2 October 2017
WA Attorney-General John Quigley to act on jail for fine default | The Australian – 30 September 2017
Call for presumption against bail conditions that ban alcohol consumption | SMH – 30 September 2017
Major family law review receives backing | Lawyers Weekly – 29 September 2017
Family friendly review for Family Law | PS News – 29 September 2017
Legal overhaul welcomed | The Advocate – 28 September 2017
Family law review ‘not for Hanson’ | Sky news – 28 September 2017
Interview with David Speers – Sky News – 28 September 2017
Interview: Alastair Nicholson, Former Family Court Chief Justice – Lateline | ABC – 28 Sep 2017
Lawyers and children’s advocates welcome Family Court review – AM – ABC Radio – 28 Sep 2017
George Brandis says ‘overdue’ review of family law system not Pauline Hanson’s idea | SMH – 28 September 2017
Elder abuse ‘epidemic’ requires tougher laws, NFP says | Lawyers Weekly – 28 September 2017
The Family Law Review | ABC News Live Stream : ABC iview – 28 September 2017
Review of the Family Law System to begin after 40 years | The New Daily – 28 September 2017
George Brandis out to overhaul ‘outdated’ family law | The Australian – 28 September 2017
Review into ‘painstakingly slow, prohibitively expensive’ family law system announced | ABC News – 28 September 2017
Family law review not for Hanson: Minister | The Australian – 28 September 2017
Family law review to start in October | SBS News – 27 September 2017
First comprehensive review of the family law act | Attorney-General for Australia – 27 September 2017
Family law review to start in October | News.com – 27 September 2017
Greysafe calls for urgent national summit to develop elder abuse action plan | Grey Safe – 26 September 2017
Youth justice system rules driving up Indigenous incarceration rate, commissioner says | The Guardian – 26 September 2017
Elder abuse | Big Ideas, ABC Radio National – 26 September 2017
Gay marriage in Australia: Adults with disabilities may be ineligible for vote | News.com – 23 September 2017
Woman with Down syndrome fighting right to vote in SSM survey | Fraser Coast Chronicle – 23 September 2017
Whose interests? Why defining the ‘public interest’ is such a challenge | The Conversation – 22 September 2017
Federal government ignoring elder abuse crisis, lawyer says | Lawyers Weekly – 21 September 2017
Euthanasia bill could put vulnerable Victorians at risk | Eureka Street – 21 September 2017
‘National shame’: Push for courts to consider Aboriginal background in sentencing | SMH – 20 September 2017
Radical plan to overhaul sentencing of Aboriginal offenders | Bega District News – 20 September 2017
A nation of convict cussers? Time for Australian law to embrace our potty mouths | The Conversation – 18 September 2017
Assaults on Gold Coast aged care residents 67 percent higher than National average | Aged Care Guide – 15 September 2017
‘Loved ones’ pose biggest threat to old people’s assets | The Australian – 5 September 2017
After delay, new judge on circuit court | Newcastle Herald – 5 September 2017
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on Indigenous Incarceration Rates | ICJ Victoria – 5 September 2017
Experts welcome comprehensive review of Family Law Act | Lawyers Weekly – 4 September 2017
Rule of law institute’s Nick Cowdery backs ‘leadership’ on same-sex marriage | AFR – 31 August 2017
Indigenous Australians have their say about the criminal justice system – ABC Radio – 30 August 2017
Elder abuse on the rise thanks to greedy Gen Y | Starts at 60 – 29 August 2017
Senate inquiry after Oakden aged care scandal told underqualified staff can give wrong medications | NT News – 28 August 2017
Family Court chief justice backs ‘thorough overhaul’, calls for resource boost | AFR – 24 August 2017
WA’s main jail over-full and unsafe: report | National Indigenous Times – 23 August 2017
Systems abuse, high costs, lack of cohesion – family court system is failing domestic violence victims | ABC Radio – 23 August 2017
Turnbull government orders first ever review of the Family Law Act | AFR – 20 August 2017
Mental health and the media: when privacy trumps getting the story | The Guardian – 13 August 2017
Fears of personal care workers replacing nurses rise as nursing role cuts are announced | Talking Aged Care – 7 August 2017
Shocking rise in elder abuse cases in Queensland | The Courier Mail – 6 August 2017
Tiddy Widdy Beach murder suicide: Mick Clarke fighting to change family law system in Australia | Adelaide Now – 3 August 2017
Man recharged with assault after grandmother Elizabeth Hannaford was found bashed at Myrtle Bank nursing home | Adelaide Now – 2 August 2017
Move to protect elderly | Law Institute of Victoria – 1 August 2017
ALRC paper on jail rates | The Australian – 25 July 2017
Academic backs calls for an inquiry into contempt | The Australian – 21 July 2017
Law firms compete for class actions as Victoria reviews outdated regime | afr.com – 20 July 2017
Indigenous prison crisis: Ms Dhu a ‘tragic consequence’ of WA fine laws | WA Today – 20 July 2017
People shouldn’t go to prison for not paying fines, government body says| ABC News – 20 July 2017
Elder abuse reforms: A guide for SMSFs | Morningstar.com.au – 19 July 2017
Explainer: what is ‘fair dealing’ and when can you copy without permission? | The Conversation – 17 July 2017
Triple suicide on Gold Coast prompts euthanasia concerns | The Catholic Leader – 12 July 2017
Australia’s commitment to open government reform | AUSPUBLAW – 11 July 2017
People asked to speak up to help victims of elder abuse | Quest News – 10 July 2017
Save the date: new Law Society Thought Leadership event 24 August – 10 July 2017
Aboriginal artworks: Copyright, communal title, and customary law | LinkedIn – 8 July 2017
Pauline Hanson’s drone use under review | The New Daily – 7 July 2017
Speaking our languages forces Australia to see us | Port Macquarie News – 6 July 2017
Euthanasia slippery slope is inevitable and perilous | Herald Sun – July 4, 2017
Letters to the Editor | Bendigo Advertiser – 3 July 2017
Australian Law Reform Commission Report on Elder Abuse – Recommendations for a National Response | TressCox Lawyers – 3 July 2017
Indigenous prison crisis under investigation | Law Institute Journal – 1 July 2017
Elder Abuse: A National Legal Repsonse | LSJ July 2017 – July 2017
Life insurance sector, Canberra in clash on policy | The Australian – 30 June 2017
Contempt drama may spur reform of outdated law | The Australian – 30 June 2017
Elder Abuse: Brisbane woman shares personal story of elder abuse in her family | Quest News – 29 June 2017
Nick Xenophon in push for contempt law overhaul | The Australian – 27 June 2017
Federal government must step in to protect against predatory retirement villages | SMH – 26 June 2017
Commissioner ‘hopeful’ of elder abuse changes | Australian Ageing Agenda – 23 June 2017
Press Council Carla McGrath, of GetUp!, appointment ‘ill-advised’ | The Australian – 22 June 2017
Profession welcomes new AHRC president | Lawyers Weekly – 21 June 2017
Ros Croucher is a great appointment. Her only opposition is the IPA | The Guardian – 21 June 2017
Elder abuse recommendations are a catalyst for change | Talking Aged Care – 21 June 2017
Release of Australian Law Reform Commission a substantial step forward | Health Professional Radio – 20 June 2017
Industry at the centre of elderly abuse reforms | FINSIA – 20 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher announced as new boss of Human Rights Commission | Women’s Agenda – 20 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher to replace Gillian Triggs as Human Rights Commission president | The Guardian – 20 June 2017
New chief for human rights watchdog | Adelaide Now – 20 June 2017
Outdated contempt laws need overhaul, says leading law expert | afr.com – 20 June 2017
Too important to let ‘slip into the shadows’ | Australian Ageing Agenda – 20 June 2017
PM – New Human Rights Commission President confirmed as Rosalind Croucher | ABC Radio – 20 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher to replace Gillian Triggs as Human Rights Commissioner | ABC News – 20 June 2017
New chief for human rights watchdog | 9news.com.au – 20 June 2017
Commission welcomes new President | Australian Human Rights Commission – 20 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher to replace Gillian Triggs as Human Rights Commissioner – 20 June 2017
Elder abuse report: new scheme for aged care providers to report allegations | The Weekly SOURCE – 20 June 2017
Elder abuse and the dangers for financial advisers | Professional Planner – 20 June 2017
Legal reform – elder abuse – engaging with aging | Mullane & Lindsay Solicitors – 19 June 2017
Australian Law Reform Commission recommends a National Plan to combat elder abuse | North Coast Voices – 19 June 2017
Law Reform Commission releases final report on elder abuse | SMSFAdviser Magazine – 19 June 2017
Landmark report to secure elder rights | Newcastle Herald – 17 June 2017
Report outlines new system to tackle elder abuse | The Wire – 16 June 2017
Be brave and act: elderly care in focus | Newcastle Herald – 16 June 2017
Report’s a point of make or break | The Border Mail – 16 June 2017
Elder abuse report ‘an important milestone’ | Australian Ageing Agenda – 16 June 2017
SA group pushes for elder abuse awareness | Sky news – 16 June 2017
Call for law changes to protect elderly | APS News – 16 June 2017
2NURFM Hunter News: Report on Aged Cared Negligence | 2NUR FM – 16 June 2017
Elderly abuse issue potential to grow for SMSF members | Money Management – 16 June 2017
Elder abuse report ‘an important milestone’ | Australian Ageing Agenda – 16 June 2017
Elder abuse inquiry calls for aged care changes | Australian Ageing Agenda – 16 June 2017
Report highlights elderly abuse and recommends protection plan | Herald Sun – 16 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher: Lawyer tipped to replace Gillian Triggs labelled ‘Triggs lite’ | The Australian – 16 June 2017
Lawyers look to banks to help combat elder abuse | Lawyers Weekly – 16 June 2017
Elderly abuse reaches alarming levels | Ten eyewitness news – 16 June 2017
Elder Abuse is a Clear Consequence When Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Legalized | LifeNews.com – 15 June 2017
Twist of fate for Greg Hunt in ‘blaze of glory’ contempt of court case | afr.com – 15 June 2017
SA group pushes for elder abuse awareness | SBS News – 15 June 2017
Victims of elder abuse join rally to connect, share and help fellow sufferers – ABC News – 15 June 2017
Landmark report calls for better protection of elderly | SBS TV – 15 June 2017
National Plan needed to battle elder abuse | Aged Care Guide – 15 June 2017
Report highlights elderly abuse and recommends protection plan | Adelaide Now – 15 June 2017
Calls For a National Plan to Address Elder Abuse and Neglect | PBA – 15 June 2017
World Elder Abuse Day 2017: Care and safety of older Australians is an issue of national importance | Leading Age Services Australia – 15 June 2017
Recommendations in new elder abuse report should trigger decisive Government action | Law Council of Australia – 15 June 2017
Elder abuse report highlights need for government and community cooperation | Caxton Legal Centre – 15 June 2017
Elder abuse—a national ALRC response | SeniorAu – 15 June 2017
‘Elder Abuse: A National Legal Response’ – Report from Australian Law Reform Commission | Palliverse – 15 June 2017
Proposed law changes an important step in fight against elder abuse | Maurice Blackburn – 15 June 2017
SMSF Association gives final elder abuse report seal of approval | SMSF Association – 15 June 2017
Poor staffing in aged care resulting in abuse of elderly | Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation – 15 June 2017
The World Today – Elder abuse law reforms under the spotlight | ABC Radio – 15 June 2017
Hospitals can be front line in uncovering hidden problem of elder abuse | St Vincent’s Health Australia – 15 June 2017
Australia takes steps to end elder abuse | Australian Human Rights Commission – 15 June 2017
Spiralling house prices leading to rise in elder abuse, Legal Aid says | The Guardian – 15 June 2017
Elder abuse report ignores impact on people’s health | The Conversation – 15 June 2017
National plan to address elder abuse: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | Law Society of NSW – 15 June 2017
The problems with asking banks to police financial abuse | The Conversation – 15 June 2017
Elder abuse report a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to protect elderly | RN – ABC News – 15 June 2017
Rosalind Croucher tipped to replace Gillian Triggs as Human Rights Commission boss | SMH – 15 June 2017
Building the national response to elder abuse | AGD media release – 14 June 2017
Croucher tipped to replace Triggs as Human Rights Commission boss | Newcastle Herald -15 June 2017
Landmark report urges changes to aged care | SBS – 14 June 2017
Landmark report urges changes to aged care | The Australian
From today, let’s work as one to stop abuse | The Border Mail – 14 June 2017
Landmark review urges changes to aged care | Sky News – 14 June 2017
‘It’ll affect someone you know:’ Elderly hit by rising tide of domestic violence | The Age – 14 June 2017
Landmark report urges changes to aged care | 9news.com.au – 14 June 2017
Older people hit by rising tide of domestic violence | The Courier – 14 June 2017
High property prices lead to new form of elder abuse, says Graham Hill, chairman of National Legal Aid | The Australian – 14 June 2017
Advocates eye elder abuse reform with report’s release | Australian Ageing Agenda – 6 June 2017
Chemical restraint: Behind locked doors | Pursuit, The University of Melbourne – 6 June 2017
Education key in combatting elder financial abuse | Financial Standard – 2 June 2017
The Australian refuses to work with new Press Council member from GetUp! | The Guardian – 2 June 2017
NSW Bar pushes for indigenous court as part of system reform | The Australian – 2 June 2017
Marking Mabo: How has Native Title changed since the landmark ruling? | Pursuit – 2 June 2017
Reforms are urgently needed to the native title scheme | The Age – 2 June 2017
Radio Adelaide » Elder abuse awareness conference opens to public | Radio Adelaide – 2 June 2017
Koori Court the exception that proves Dicey’s principle | The Australian – 2 June 2017
Radical shake-up of Family Court | Daily Telegraph – 27 May 2017
‘They’re carrying on like bloody children’: Senators descend into farce at Gillian Triggs’ final showdown | SMH – 25 May 2017
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Forum – Safeguarding Older Australians | Seniors Rights Victoria – 25 May 2017
Indigenous prison overrepresentation costs Australia $7.9bn a year, data shows | The Guardian – 25 May 2017
History of fair use proposals in Australia | Wikipedia – May 2017
Opinion: Labor delay on native title hurts economy and its legacy | The Courier-Mail – 24 May 2017
We are from Wikipedia, the ADA and EFA. Australians want fair copyright, so Wikipedia is raising awareness of Fair Use. AUA about copyright reform in oz! | Reddit – 23 May 2017
Foreign brides win right to stay in Australia after domestic violence allegations | Daily Telegraph – 16 May 2017
Rick Sarre: Drones leave privacy laws up in the air | Adelaide Now – 14 May 2017
Review to take custody of Family Law | PS News – 12 May 2017
The legal budget breakdown 2017 | Lawyers Weekly – 10 May 2017
Fed govt orders family law system review | SBS – 9 May 2017
Fed govt orders family law system review | News.com – 9 May 2017
Is It Legal To Post ‘Revenge Porn’ In Australia? | Lifehacker Australia – 8 May 2017
Transforming the Family Law System | A-G media release – 8 May 2017
Insolvency laws punish honest failures | The Australian – 8 May 2017
Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay | Domain – 27 April 2017
Call for law review to protect privacy against drones | The New Daily – 27 April 2017
Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay | The Conversation – 27 April 2017
Australian government consulting on safe harbour extension to online services | ZDNet – 26 April 2017
Elder Abuse: International Legal Roundup | CNPEA – 24 April 2017
We’ve surrendered to the drones that invade our airspace and our privacy | The Age – 21 April 2017
SMSFA calls for softer approach to elder abuse reforms | SMSF Adviser Magazine – 19 April 2017
Can your boss spy on you at work? Employee protections against surveillance are few | Crikey – 19 April 2017
Education needed to overcome elder abuse issues | Money Management – 18 April 2017
The trouble with the McGlade amendments to the Native Title Act | katgallow – 13 April 2017
Fixing the AHRC is fine, but it won’t help with 18C | The Australian – 10 April 2017
Queensland Nurses Union raise fears Gold Coast aged care facilities are understaffed | Gold Coast Bulletin – 5 April 2017
The Fed’s big fat security push | InnovationsAus.com – 29 March 2017
CEO Dr Donna Odegaard with his Honour Judge Matthew Myers OA in the studio – Larrakia Radio, 29 March 2017
Bad interactions with police can often lead to ” hamburger with the works”….Judge Mathew Myers | CAAMA – 28th Mar 2017
Disability services provider Autism Plus to be reviewed over sexual assault claims, Victorian Government says | ABC News – 28 Mar 2017
High Court challenge risk for flawed 18C | The Australian – 28 March 2017
Tom Burton on the data rights dilemma | The Mandarin – 24 March 2017
John Howard backs 18C changes as free speech reform | The Australian – 24 March 2017
Federation failing on domestic and elder abuse | InDaily – 23 March 2017
Market correction: it’s a matter of when, not if | The Australian – 23 March 2017
NIBA submission to treasury on insurance products and services | Insurance & Risk Professional – 22 March 2017
Turnbull announces big changes to Racial Discrimination Act | Queensland Times – 21st Mar 2017
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill | MilTech – 21 MARCH 2017
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill | Prime Minister of Australia – 21 March 2017
18C reform: Malcolm Turnbull takes far reaching overhaul to party room | The Australian – 21 March 2017
How the law allows governments to publish your private information | The Conversation – 15 March 2017
Former chief justice Robert French to lead access to justice inquiry | The Australian – 10 March 2017
Life after the bench: Robert French to head access to justice review | Blue Mountains Gazette – 10 March 2017
Toxic battle ramps up | Newcastle Herald – 9 March 2017
How Redbubble’s 120 jobs here could bust | AFR – 8 March 2017
WA Judge slams ‘handwringers in Canberra’ over handling of Aboriginal offenders | WA Today – 8 March 2017
How to protect your financial wishes | Starts at 60 – 2 March 2017
Politicians squib chance for reform of 18C | The Australian – 1 March 2017
Laws may need to treat Indigenous people differently, inquiry head says | The Guardian – 1 March 2017
Indigenous prison rates: Mundine says plan for fresh inquiry is a joke | The Guardian – 28 February 2017
Call for fresh inquiry into Indigenous incarceration gets cautious welcome | The Guardian – 27 February 2017
What is Fair? Karen Chester from the Productivity Commission | Electronic Frontiers Australia – 24 February 2017
Judge Matthew Myers on Indigenous Incarceration Inquiry | NIRS News – 21 February 2017
No Pathway to Release | PBA – 20 February 2017
Home spy gadgets: toys and toasters spark privacy risks | Herald Sun – 19 February 2017
Toys that spy on us at home | The Courier Mail – 17 February 2017
Locked up over unpaid fines | NIRS News – 17 February 2017
How to respond to elder abuse | Law Institute of Victoria – 1 February 2017
Indigenous groups laud native title bill changes | The Australian – 17 February 2017
Been hacked? Now you don’t have to wait years to find out | CNET – 15 February 2017
The racism at the core of 18C | The Australian – 15 February 2017
How Will Australia’s New Mandatory Data Breach Notification Laws Impact Your Business? | Lifehacker Australia – 14 February 2017
Cybersecurity trends 2017: What to expect in the year ahead | SecurityBrief Australia – 14 February 2017
Aboriginal custody inquiry means little without actionAboriginal custody inquiry means little without action | Eureka Street – 13 February 2017
Commissioner appointed and Terms of Reference released for ALRC inquiry into incarceration rate of Indigenous Australians | Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet – 13 February 2017
Australia catches up: Mandatory data breach reporting bill finally reaches Senate | IT Brief Australia – 13 February 2017
Proposal for a New ‘Reportable Incidents Scheme’ in Aged Care | Lexology – 13 February 2017
“You will read their death notices” | The Border Mail – 8 February 2017
Commissioner appointed and Terms of Reference released for ALRC inquiry into incarceration rate of Indigenous Australians | AGD – 8 February 2017
Indigenous judge to head prison inquiry | SBS – 8 February 2017
Mandatory data breach notification laws pass lower house | AFR – 8 February 2017
Nursing home abuse: Vulnerable elderly Victorians easy prey for abuse | Adelaide Now – 8 February 2017
Elder financial abuse is on the rise – Don’t ignore the red flags! | Mondaq – 7 February 2017
Sons, daughters abuse elderly | The Australian – 6 February 2017
Elder abuse and the importance of Enduring Powers of Attorney | Carrol & O’Dea – 5 February 2017
Chief Justice Tom Bathurst’s 2017 law year speech in full | Daily Telegraph – 2 February 2017
Malcolm Turnbull dissolves Indigenous Advisory Council, but ‘commitment remains’ | ABC News – 2 February 2017
Indigenous youths 28 times more likely to be incarcerated than non-indigenous | Adelaide Now – 31 Janaury 2017
Extend legal privilege to planners says FPA | Money Management – 31 January 2017
Australia to swear in first female chief justice | Australian Lawyer – 27 January 2017
Elderly abuse: NSW Government warned against delays to exploitation safeguards | ABC News – 25 January 2017
Reform 18C now and review it later, says Liberal Dean Smith | The Australian – 25 January 2017
Justice served as glass ceiling proves no barrier for Susan Kiefel | The Australian – 5 January 2017
Open and Shut: Archives cabinet documents release -1990-1991 still too recent for some | Open and Shut – 4 January 2017
Demand for legal aid in cases of elder abuse exceeds expectations | Canberra Times – 3 January 2017
PM urged to drive indigenous issues in ’17 | SBS News – 1 January 2017