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Canberra legal community condemns Barr Government’s unfair CTP scheme
20th Mar 2019The Presidents of the ACT Bar Association (Steve Whybrow) and the ACT Law Society (Chris Donohue) and the ACT Director of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (Jamie Ronald) today expressed their dismay and frustration that the ACT Government is continuing to push through its flawed CTP scheme.
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Lawyers urge SA government to implement fairer compensation scheme for injured motorists
13th Mar 2019Lawyers in SA are calling on the state government to urgently adopt recommendations that will provide fairer compensation to people injured in car accidents.
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Power to Prevent: Urgent Actions Needed to Stop Sexual Harassment at Work
28th Feb 2019Together with 100 other organisations we’ve made a joint submission to the Australian Human Rights inquiry into sexual harassment calling for urgent reforms to end sexual harassment in the workplace.
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QLD Human Rights Act sets positive example for federal rights charter
27th Feb 2019The Queensland Human Rights Act passed by Parliament today is an important step forward for the state, but also highlights the lack of human rights protections across the rest of our country, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Annette Mason legal team wins 2019 ALA QLD Civil Justice Award
15th Feb 2019The legal team that fought to find the truth for the family of murdered Annette Mason has been presented with the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) 2019 Queensland Civil Justice Award (CJA) in recognition of their unwavering commitment to the pursuit of justice.
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ALA response to new information in VIC Royal Commission into the Management of Informants
7th Feb 2019The alleged actions of both the police and the informants involved in the Royal Commission into the Management of Informants have undermined faith in our justice system, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Lawyers call on TAS Government to support pill-testing: current policies are failing
6th Feb 2019Politicians need to take advice from health professionals, not police, on the question of pill testing, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today following reservations expressed by Health Minister Michael Ferguson.
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ALA urges QLD Government to pass Bill of Rights legislation
5th Feb 2019The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) welcomed the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee’s recommendation to pass the Queensland Bill of Rights saying that the legislation is expected to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
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Banking RC recommendations address unfair insurance practices
5th Feb 2019The Banking Royal Commission report contains several specific recommendations that will ‘level the playing field’ for consumers, which has been skewed against them for too long, and will deter industry misconduct, said the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Draft FSC Code of Practice still fails to prevent harmful surveillance and excessive trawling of customers’ medical records
24th Jan 2019The draft Life Insurance Code of Practice tabled by the Financial Services Council (FSC) still fails to adequately protect consumers from excessive scrutiny of their medical records, harmful surveillance and forced ‘doctor-shopping’, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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