What exactly is the naughty Nordic crime WikiLeaker Julian Assange is alleged to have committed…twice? Turns out it may have more to do with the strength of Swedish condoms than the quality of justice in the country of blondes. Now, if only he’d been…
A court ruling in the USA has opened the way for President Obama to order the assassination of Julian Assange – or even an American citizen – without trial, without conviction. To thwart extremists labelling Assange a “terrorist” and calling for his kil…
Anthony Williamson, a director CLA since 2005, has been named the Young Lawyer of the Year for the ACT for 2010/11. He is pictured receiving his award – for services to the law and the community – from Supreme Court Justice Richard Refshauge (right)…
Australian celebrate Eureka Day on 3 December each year, the anniversary of the Eureka Stockade ‘rebellion’ on the Ballarat goldfields. The miners rallied under the first ‘Australian’ flag against police methods, and for the vote and representative gove…
The government should not be setting up witch-hunts at the behest of the USA to pursue Mr Assange of WikiLeaks, Adrian Rumsey says. Instead, it should be ensuring the freedom of speech of Australians, and working to enhance all our civil liberties.
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COAG – the Council of Australian Governments – has become so arrogant that it refuses to allow the Law Council of Australia to view new Draft National Rules for the legal profession before COAG adopts them in secret session. And, CLA says, COAG agreemen…
The all-pervasive message that family violence is overwhelmingly one-sided is both wrong in fact and almost certainly contrary to human rights law, Roger Smith says. Extend protection, and advocate for ALL victims, he counsels.
Gender-based approac…
There’s a new agreement on the block which some people say will restrict access to all sorts of material from overseas, or at least make it much more expensive. The final version of ACTA, the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, is out.
Indigenous Australians are being locked away throughout Australia in what is the latest national disgrace. Attorney-General Rober McClelland has revealed figures which show the imprisonment rate over a decade for Indigenous Australias is up 51%, 11 time…
A two-day conference in November 2010 reviewed Senate Committees after 40 years operation, but most of the time was wasted on platitudes, CLA President Dr Kristine Klugman reports. However, two sitting Senators, in the final hour, started to peel away t…