DINA GETOVA My Community Legal has begun a fundraising initiative in partnership with three Gold Coast universities to help provide …
Australia much like the UK in the face of global refugee crisis
CASSANDRA PALMER-FIELD It was another day of informative discussion at the Integrity 20 Summit with Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Professor Penelope …
To report or not to report? Newcastle lawyer brings legal ethics into spotlight
CASSANDRA PALMER-FIELD A Newcastle lawyer last week told a Royal Commission how he covered up child sex abuse …
Cassandra Palmer-Field
Cassandra has a keen interest in politics and law and has previously worked with Griffith University’s Project Safe Space, working with survivors …
Experts push for changes to Queensland’s abortion laws
INGE HANSEN Queensland abortion laws have been described as ‘out of date’ by two Queensland experts in the Medical Journal …
Reporting on domestic violence leaves much to be desired
BRENT ROW Advocates for the prevention of domestic violence have called for more effective media reporting on domestic violence. Following …
Privacy ‘freaks’ cannot drive talks on ‘dronalism’, experts say
DANIEL BACKHAUS Drones are becoming increasingly prominent in civil aviation and are being repurposed for news media in potentially dangerous …
Social media arrives in the courtroom
NICHOLAS MCDONALD The South Australian Supreme Court has allowed journalists and lawyers to use Twitter in court as the justice …