World Stronger laws and institutions needed to progress global gender equality: new report To close the global gender gap, a new report shows progress must happen with stronger laws, stronger institutions and stronger outcomes.
Soapbox A breastfeeding woman’s eviction from court is a sad reminder of how the law still privileges men Court rooms cannot be arbitrarily closed to breastfeeding women. It’s against the principle of open justice, which is protected by law.
News & Views How many more women will be silenced by the law? Two human rights lawyers take on this question in new book How many more women will continue to be failed by the legal system? Keina Yoshida and Jennifer Robinson explore this in their new book.
News & Views Family Court abolished as controversial bill passes through Senate On Wednesday night, the Senate narrowly passed a bill that will see the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court merge.
Business “If I don’t do it, who’s going to?” Meet the barrister turned entrepreneur shaking up the legal system Barrister, Laura Keily started her business after witnessing problems she couldn’t ignore with the Australian legal system.
Uncategorised Hong Kong Bill: Not really ‘dead’ as claimed by Carrie Lam This week, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the controversial Extradition Bill ‘dead’ after months of protests.
Ed's Blog Women rarely lie, they can’t ‘just leave’ & leaving won’t always stop the violence: Myths about DV debunked An updated resource for judges in Australia dispels a number of myths about domestic violence that can impede justice and put women at risk.