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No evidence of link between national security and citizenship
6th Sep 2017There is no evidence that proposed changes to the process of gaining Australian citizenship would improve the country’s national security, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Same-sex marriage is a matter of equality
6th Sep 2017Equality demands that we all have the right to marry who we choose, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Minister seeks to evade the law by criticising refugee advocates
30th Aug 2017By criticising lawyers seeking to assist refugees and asylum seekers, Minister Dutton is seeking to evade the government’s responsibilities, undermining accountability and the rule of law, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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QLD CTP proposal slammed by lawyer group as insurer greed
27th Aug 2017The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has strongly criticised calls from Suncorp and RACQ for changes to Queensland’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme that would see less benefits for injured motorists.
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Community to help improve CTP in Canberra
23rd Aug 2017The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has today welcomed Chief Minister Barr’s announcement that the ACT’s first citizen’s jury would soon be arranged to consider reform to the Territory’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme.
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Lawyers welcome amendments to introduce tougher penalties and offences
23rd Aug 2017The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has today welcomed legislative changes introduced into the Queensland Parliament to strengthen the State’s work, health and safety laws, including tougher penalties and offences for workplace fatalities.
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Child abuse RC report into criminal justice helpful but falls short in
15th Aug 2017The recommendations contained in the report into criminal justice released yesterday by the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse are helpful in many respects but have fallen short in some key areas, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Relaxation of dangerous secrecy laws in Border Force Act is welcome
14th Aug 2017The Commonwealth’s move to amend the Border Force Act by removing outrageous secrecy provisions for detention camp employees is a welcome but overdue move, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Commonwealth ignoring the law by evicting Manus Island refugees
2nd Aug 2017Comcare must act immediately to ensure that the Commonwealth does not breach workplace safety laws by forcing people out of the Manus Island detention centre into unsafe, or potentially dangerous accommodation, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Govt superannuation proposals recognise value of life insurance in sup
2nd Aug 2017Proposed Commonwealth legislation to regulate superannuation-linked life insurance products will help restore public confidence in the industry, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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