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Daily wrap  

• Hundreds more immigration detainees could be released in sequel to NZYQ high court ruling | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian
   

• Walter Sofronoff’s ‘private and secret’ texts with Janet Albrechtsen could lead to impression of bias, court told | Law (Australia) | The Guardian
   

  • 'Got a minute?': Bruce Lehrmann inquiry chair had informal communication relationship with conservative columnist, court hears
     

• Former Queensland chief justice to head review into corruption watchdog's reporting powers
   

• Lawyers slam WA corrections minister over judge criticism that 'undermines justice'
   

  • Corrective Service Minister Paul Papalia maintains his criticism of WA's judiciary
     

• CBA hit with $10m fine for wage theft [The Australian paywall]
   

  • A copy of Bromwich J’s judgment can be found here - Fair Work Ombudsman v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2024] FCA 81
     

Editor’s picks

• The $100m Corrs CEO on why the firm’s salaries are not ‘out of whack’ [AFR paywall]
   

• Australia’s nuclear future and the legal ramifications of ratifying TPNW - Law Society Journal
  

• Doxxing to be criminalised in Australia - Law Society Journal
   

• Here is a recording of the farewell sitting for the Hon. Justice John Sackar - Thursday, 15 February 2024 - YouTube.
  

  • Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull read under Sackar when at the bar.
     

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