David McBride refused leave to appeal - 17 Nov 2023

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Daily wrap  

• Whistleblower David McBride loses bid to stave off trial over public interest defence | Australian military | The Guardian

   

• Next stage of public sector whistleblowing reform | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio

   

• Labor’s emergency immigration detention bill includes strict visa conditions, electronic monitoring and curfews | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian 

   

  • A copy of the bill can be found here - ParlInfo - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023. The opposition has proposed a provision requiring mandatory minimum sentences.

     

• A list of today’s HCA special leave applications can be found here. They will be live streamed here. Justin Gleeson SC (former Cth Solicitor General) appearing in 4 of the 7 applications.

   

• Qantas illegally stood down worker who stopped cleaning of planes at start of Covid pandemic | Qantas | The Guardian

   

• Lawyer shortage hits Alice Springs as legal aid service faces exodus

   

• Hungry Jack's Big Jack 'not deceptively similar' to McDonald's Big Mac in burger case, court finds - ABC News

   

  • Judgment found here - McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412

     

• Uni academic cleared of sexual harassment allegations by colleague

   

•  Troubled NT legal aid agency suspends all new criminal cases in Alice Springs

   

• Businessman Di Sanh 'Sunny' Duong's donation to hospital scrutinised at foreign interference trial - ABC News

   

• Public housing tenants challenge NT government's remote rent policy in Supreme Court

   

Editor’s picks

• From the FCA “ A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia will be held 9.30am AEDT Friday 17 November for the Honourable Justice Bromberg who will cease his full-time role with the Court to take up the position of President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). Justice Bromberg’s appointment of President of the ALRC will be for a five-year term and commenced 10 July 2023. “

  The ceremonial sitting can be viewed here - Federal Court of Australia - YouTube 

   

• Review of particular criminal defences | QLRC

   

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