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65 new positions at ODPP
NSW ODPP announces that an additional 65 full time equivalent positions have been approved for the 25/26 financial year, bringing the overall staff working at the ODPP to more than 1100.
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Mistrial declared in alleged murder case after juror googled information, court hears - ABC News
Body parts taken for decades without consent, for display at UTAS museum, coroner finds - ABC News
NT police officer assaulted Aboriginal man in wheelchair, court rules - ABC News
Body-worn video footage played to the Darwin Local Court captures a loud thud as an Aboriginal man with a disability is dropped into a police wagon, drawing an audible gasp from another officer.
$270k legal twist in Dan Andrews ‘bike boy’ saga [The Australian paywall]
A bombshell legal claim has been made in the decade-long ‘bike boy’ saga that has entangled Daniel and Catherine Andrews.
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R U OK? Day Special with Professor David Heilpern and Melissa Sadlo – The Callover – Apple Podcasts
To mark R U OK? Day, The Callover presents a special reprise of an episode from our first season, featuring two guests who share their insights on managing mental health to sustain a long and fulfilling legal career.
First, you’ll hear from Professor David Heilpern, a former magistrate now working in academia, who will also be a guest panellist at QLS’s upcoming Mental Health Breakfast on 9 October 2025. Professor Heilpern inspired many in the profession to engage in honest conversations about mental health after his powerful 2017 lecture, “Lifting the Judicial Veil – Vicarious Trauma, PTSD and the Judiciary.” Then, we hear from Melissa Sadlo, a psychologist who discusses when and how to ask a friend, colleague, or even yourself: R U OK?
Harvey's brief [Capital Brief paywall]
As leading legal AI platform Harvey sets up shop in Australia, founder Winston Weinberg says a major impact of the technology will be on how associates learn the job.
Banksy mural of judge beating protester scrubbed from London court - ABC News
Covenant - The AI-Powered Law Firm, Interview with Jen Berrent - YouTube
The ALRC is excited to be hosting the 2025 Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference 9-10 October. The conference program features prominent law reformers, experts, scholars and legal thinkers from around Australia and internationally. Learn more at au.entegy.events/alrc2025
— Australian Law Reform Commission (@AusLawReform)
6:54 AM • Sep 11, 2025
Special leave seemingly being sought in @HighCourtofAus to appeal the Federal Court's order that copyright in a video made by a trespasser (an animal rights group) is held by trespassee (an abattoir): classic.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/F…
Farm Transparency v Game Meats:
— Jeremy Gans (@jeremy_gans)
2:05 AM • Sep 11, 2025
Well this will be entertaining
Bruce Lehrmann, who’s representing himself in his case against the NACC, wants full media and public access to the proceedings
I look forward to the live streaming 😀
— Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (@ExposingNV)
7:38 AM • Sep 11, 2025
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