Two VIC barristers disciplined for elevator posters

Barristers disciplined over ‘offensive, demeaning’ LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators [SMH paywall]

The two men admitted writing and posting the offensive remarks in the lifts of a Melbourne law chambers building. Their actions caused outrage in the legal community.

Nine journalist Nick McKenzie to face cross-examination on secret Roberts-Smith recordings [The Australian paywall]

Nine investigative reporter Nick McKenzie will face cross-examination in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal, as the ex-SAS soldier demands files from the ABC’s MediaWatch program.

Damien Richardson: Neighbours 'shame' TV star after Nazi salute charge, court hears

The $24m inheritance that was almost split 10 ways

Sydney artist Mimi Jaksic Berger, businessman Andrew Findlay and Queenslander Raveica Negrean all died with “homemade” wills. That’s a problem.

Former cricketer Michael Slater sentenced on domestic violence charges - ABC News

Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer on open justice in the digital age - Law Report - Apple Podcasts

The Hon. Debbie Mortimer, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, joins Damien Carrick in a conversation about live streaming court cases, suppression orders and access to court documents.

Changing attitudes to independence of Australian tribunals - The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO - 2025 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture - Youtube

King & Wood Mallesons goes cold on having a global chief executive [AFR paywall]

The firm’s Australian head says a “lot has changed” since 2012, when Mallesons merged with China’s King & Wood, but the combination isn’t drifting.

Senate Voting - Its history and how it works - Anne Twomey - YouTube

This video explains how the voting system at the federal level in Australia developed and why the Senate voting system changed to proportional representation in 1948.