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Fri May 05 2017Press freedom is under attack, while 'free speech champions' twiddle their thumbs Such is the nature of press freedom’s political battleground in Australia: lots of talk about freedom of speech in the midst of an actual legislated assault on press freedom.
How many lawyers does it take to run a court case? Too many, says one Federal Court judge. In a scathing judgment in a bankruptcy case, Justice Steven Rares has taken aim at big law firms throwing a barrage of lawyers at cases and said "it is time that the profession recognised that costs should be kept to a minimum".
Peter Hall QC to take top post in ICAC shake-up The NSW government has named a former Supreme Court judge to lead the state’s revamped anti-corruption watchdog.
Outgoing human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs wins freedom of speech award Triggs named 2017 recipient of the Voltaire award as her five-year contract comes to an end