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Provisional payments Bill will benefit workers experiencing mental illness
Sexual abuse inquiry welcome but terms of reference must not be too limited
Aged care performance data must be made public
Bystander training needed in legal profession to help prevent harassment
Industrial manslaughter laws needed to set workplace safety expectations
Lawyers urge decriminalisation of cannabis use in Victoria
Body-worn police camera laws in VIC need urgent revision for use in civil matters
Budget 2020 failed to address urgent and life-threatening issues in aged care
Lawyers welcome inquiry into rural and regional health to prevent further tragedy
Millions in compensation payments delayed due to slow Centrelink processing
Prison lockdowns cannot be solution to preventing COVID-19 outbreak
Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 crisis in disability care
Access to justice in Victoria limited by childcare restrictions
Fair compensation for work injuries ‘almost impossible’ if NSW scheme issues not resolved
Grant bail for non-violent offences to help prevent COVID-19 prison outbreak
Reform needed to fix failings of workers’ comp schemes
Lawyers urge Council of Attorneys-General to raise age of criminal responsibility
Comcare must act to enforce WHS laws in immigration detention
Concerns re risk of heavy-handed policing in Melbourne hot spots
ALA new national president: First time a WA lawyer takes role
Lawyers call on WA Government to proclaim unpaid fine legislation urgently
Complaints show more work needed in legal profession to address sexual harassment
JobKeeper payments to priests – improper and inappropriate
Newmarch House coronial investigation welcomed
Calls for NSW government to keep the cognitively disabled out of prison
Border Force search and seize laws will dangerously increase security staff powers
Excessive amendments to national security laws avoid scrutiny due to COVID-19
COVIDSafe legislation welcomed but needs to better protect our right to opt in or out
Inquiry into Newmarch House needed: tragedy highlights urgent need for aged care reform
VIC emergency plans for prisoners are inhumane Bill needs careful scrutiny: ALA
Non-compliance with COVID-19 rules in immigration detention breaches WHS Act
COVID-19 financial losses highlight urgent need for Compensation Scheme of Last Resort
ALA welcomes release of human rights report as COVID-19 response highlights inequalities
Moratorium on minor offences needed to help keep community safe
ALA welcomes QLD health committee’s support for voluntary assisted dying
Failure to sign up to redress scheme should mean loss of charitable status: ALA
COVID-19: Release non-violent prisoners in WA to avoid health catastrophe in prisons
Release non-violent prisoners to avoid catastrophe of COVID-19 outbreak in prison, says ALA
Specialist drug court legislation welcomed
COVID-19: Changes needed to minimise impact on delivery of justice
COVID-19: TAS Government urged to make changes to ensure justice
Homelessness courts urgently needed in Australia, say lawyers
ALA welcomes appointment of new Chief Judge of District Court
Flawed religious discrimination bill will permit discriminatory conduct
MAIC report confirms QLD CTP scheme is ‘stable, fair and affordable’
ALA condemns secret filming of Assange’s legal meetings
Workers comp financial problems must not be off-loaded onto injured workers: ALA
Workplace safety laws being used inappropriately to restrict right to protest