State election

• ACT Call-to-Parties: Lawyers call for commitment to justice for victims of road accidents, negligence & abuse

  11th Sep 2024

  In the lead up to next month’s ACT election, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has launched its ‘Call-to-Parties’ urging politicians to improve access to justice for all Territorians.

• Qld Call-to-Parties: Lawyers call for commitment to justice for victims of negligence & abuse

  8th Aug 2024

  In the lead up to the state election, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has launched its Queensland ‘Call-to-Parties’ urging politicians to improve access to justice for all Queenslanders.

• Lawyers call on election candidates to commit to justice and integrity

  8th Mar 2024

  The upcoming state election presents a real opportunity for all sides of politics to commit to a fairer and more just Tasmania, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.

• Blind and vision-impaired voters in NSW affected by decommissioning of iVote

  1st Dec 2022

  iVote enabled blind and vision-impaired people to cast an anonymous, independent vote for the first time, when it was introduced in 2011, through screen reader software that ‘speaks’ the text. But the internet-voting system crashed under the weight of demand in 2021, and three council elections had to be voided by the courts. The NSW Electoral Commissioner has dropped iVote for the March 2023 state election, explaining that the software is being phased out and there isn't time to set up and test a new version. The impact on blind and vision-impaired citizens is inordinate. Nick Burton expresses concern.

• The Queensland state election and personal injury entitlements

  9th Nov 2017

  Michelle Wright investigates the impact the Queensland election may have on the rights of injured people to seek compensation.