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The Australian Bar Association acknowledges with deep sorrow the tragic events which unfolded at Bondi Beach yesterday evening..Read more
The Australian Bar Association joins the Northern Territory Bar Association and the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory in expressing serious concern over recent statements made by Northern Territory Minister Robyn Cahill.Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Christopher Shanahan SC as the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association has announced the election of its executive team for 2023–24..Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is concerned about implications for judicial immunity following the decision in Stradford (a pseudonym) v Judge Vasta [2023] FCA 1020. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of the Hon. Stephen Gageler AC as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and the Hon. Justice Robert Beech-Jones as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of and congratulates the Hon. Mordecai (Mordy) Justice Bromberg on his appointment as President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)..Read more
It is with deep regret I announce to the national Bar that David Jackson AM KC died peacefully this morning in Sydney. David had recently celebrated his 82nd birthday. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Justice Debra Mortimer as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. .Read more
On this International Women’s Day, the Australian Bar celebrates the achievements of all women barristers and reflects on what the Australian Bar can do to ‘crack the code’..Read more
