News & Views Ruth Higgins SC appointed Australia’s first female Solicitor-General Dr Ruth Higgins SC has been named as the next Solicitor-General, the top legal adviser to the federal government.
Business Australia led the world on workplace safety in 2015. Can we do it again in 2026? Australia’s workplace safety laws have failed to keep pace with the evidence on gendered violence prevention.
News & Views Real change for women in the law must not ignore intersectional discrimination True change in law demands confronting intersectional discrimination so progress reaches all women, not just some.
Leadership Closing the leadership gap: How women are driving change in Australia’s legal profession Women are increasingly shaping the legal landscape in Australia, everywhere from the courtroom to community advocacy and legal reform.
Leadership The Women to Watch in Australia’s legal sector These trailblazers are proving that when women’s expertise is supported, the law can be a force for meaningful change.
Employers Is the legal sector finally becoming more family-friendly? The legal sector has seen significant change in recent years. So is it becoming a place where parents and carers can thrive at work?
Partner Content Divorce can be heavy. Family law practice director Alicia Elliott explains how to lighten the load Alicia Elliott, who has more than 15 years’ experience in family law, discusses the challenges of divorce and how to lighten the load
News & Views How can businesses up their digital strategy game? Joanne Moss shares her tips Joanne Moss is one of Australia’s foremost business and legal leaders in digital innovation and transformation.
News & Views Women barristers in Australia still face significant gender pay gap: Research Data shows women barristers in Australia still face a significant gender pay gap, despite targets being met in terms of briefing rates.
News & Views Appointment of Justice Stephen Gageler marks the end of Australia’s majority-female High Court bench New appointments to the High Court of Australia mark the end of the nation’s first-ever female majority bench.
News & Views Louise Taylor becomes first Aboriginal woman appointed to Supreme Court Louise Taylor has been appointed as a judge on the ACT’s Supreme Court, becoming the first Indigenous woman to sit on a supreme court.
News & Views Women solicitors in NSW are paid less despite outnumbering male counterparts: Research Data shows women solicitors in New South Wales are being paid less than their male counterparts, despite outnumbering men in the profession.
