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• Workplace safety laws being used inappropriately to restrict right to protest

  21st Feb 2020

  The unprecedented use of workplace safety laws to try to curtail the right to protest is very concerning said the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA), following the news that the Bob Brown Foundation has been threatened with fines by WorkSafe.

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• Lawyers urge Council of Attorney Generals to raise age of criminal responsibility

  18th Feb 2020

  The age of criminal responsibility must be raised to 14 years in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has told the Council of Attorney Generals in a submission today.

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• Lack of respect for High Court ruling concerns ALA

  14th Feb 2020

  The outcry from some commentators following the High Court’s ruling this week that Aboriginal Australians cannot be considered ‘aliens’ in Australia reveals a concerning lack of respect for the High Court, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• ALA welcomes landmark High Court decision

  11th Feb 2020

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) welcomes the decision by the High Court today confirming that Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported under immigration law.

   

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• Gold Coast woman wins award recognising her fight for justice for Qld paramedics

  7th Feb 2020

  A Gold Coast woman who advocated to obtain better support for Queensland paramedics with mental health issues has today been presented with the Australian Lawyers Alliance’s (ALA) Queensland Civil Justice Award (CJA).

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• Lawyers call for NSW strip search inquiry to be continued

  6th Feb 2020

  The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s (LECC) decision to cut short its inquiry into potentially illegal strip searches conducted by NSW police is very concerning, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Insurance coverage slashed for people innocently injured on Canberra’s roads: New MAI Act

  3rd Feb 2020

  People injured on Canberra’s roads are likely to face a ‘David and Goliath’ battle to receive adequate compensation, now that the new Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 is in force, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA). 

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• Smart justice: QLD Productivity Commission recommendations will create safer communities

  31st Jan 2020

  Implementing the recommendations made today by the Queensland Productivity Commission will keep the community safe while moving away from a failed punitive justice model, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Human Rights Day: ALA urges individuals to protect their rights & freedoms

  10th Dec 2019

  Legislation is increasingly being used to erode individual rights and freedoms in Australia says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) on Human Rights Day 2019. 

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• Letting insurance companies change CTP will cost Queenslanders more

  8th Dec 2019

  RACQ’s Re-Think CTP campaign for a no fault scheme isn’t re-thinking anything new, says Greg Spinda, QLD State President, ALA.

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