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Editor’s picks

• AI and democracy: Legal accountability, ethical considerations and regulatory challenges posed by machine technologies - Justice Melissa Perry
   

• How this law firm tripled its workload in a year [AFR paywall]

  Top-tier firm Clayton Utz reasserted its public sector dominance, but a national mid-tier has doubled its Canberra staff and tripled its government contracts.
   

• Even Tougher Bail Test To Keep Victorians Safe | Premier

  “The Allan Labor Government is going even further to strengthen Victoria’s bail laws, prevent reoffending and keep the community safe.”
   

• How will exclusive native title rights work in Victoria's Millewa-Mallee? - ABC News
   

• ACT raises age of criminal responsibility to 14: Should NSW follow suit? - Law Society Journal
   

International

• Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? | Keir Starmer | The Guardian
   

• Trump justice department sued over legal memo on Qatar’s luxury jet gift | Donald Trump | The Guardian
   

• Ghislaine Maxwell asks US supreme court to overturn conviction | Ghislaine Maxwell | The Guardian
   

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