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The Australian Bar Association says that in addition to continuing to press Federal and State Governments to appropriately fund legal assistance for those in need, it is considering new and alternative sources of funding for the sector.. Read more
The Australian Bar Association in conjunction with the Victorian Bar is hosting the National Legal Conference in Melbourne on 27-28 October 2016. . Read more
“The Australian Bar Association is shocked and saddened by news of a targeted bombing attack on grieving lawyers and mourners in Quetta, Pakistan, following the murder of the former President of the Baluchistan Bar Association”. Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes today’s appointment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda and The Hon Margaret White AO as joint Commissioners for the Royal Commission into the child protection and youth de. Read more
The Australian Bar Association considers the images shown on ABC Four Corners exposing the horrific and alarming treatment of children in detention in the Northern Territory as a national disgrace which cannot be ignored.. Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull’s announcement this morning for a Royal Commission into abuse at the Northern Territory’s Don Dale youth detention centre.. Read more
The Australian Bar Association has called upon the Federal Government to exercise caution when updating counter-terrorism legislation. Read more
The Australian Bar Association has called upon the Malaysian Government to reconsider its proposed changes to the country’s Legal Profession Act 1976 (LPA). Read more
The President of the Australian Bar Association, Patrick O’Sullivan QC, is this week shining a spot light on some of the legal issues facing the Northern Territory. Read more
Statement in response to media reports highlighting the gender pay gap for barristers.. Read more