Western Australia
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Swift WA govt action restored rights for workers
5th Nov 2024The swift action taken recently by the WA State Government to pass legislation to ensure that injured workers did not lose their right to compensation has been commended by WA lawyers.
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WA barrister wins national Civil Justice Award
18th Oct 2024A West Australian barrister who is a committed and effective advocate for people who have suffered injury and abuse has won a national award for justice.
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Injured motorists will pay the price of proposed WA law changes
22nd Feb 2024Proposed new state laws will cut compensation to West Australians injured in a motor vehicle accident, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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Papalia criticisms of judicial decision: an attack on the rule of law
19th Feb 2024The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has noted with some concern the recent public comments of the Western Australian Corrective Services Minister, Paul Papalia, with respect to decisions made by the independent judiciary.
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WA barrister wins ALA Member of the Year
24th Oct 2023A WA barrister who led the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Graham Droppert SC, has received the organisation’s 2023 Member of the Year Award.
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Change needed to prevent delays and re-traumatisation in historical child abuse claims
15th Sep 2023Change is needed to reduce the delays and the re-traumatisation which survivors of institutional abuse often experience when accessing justice in Western Australia, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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An inquiry into the options available to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Western Australia who are seeking justice
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Proposed new WA workers comp laws will severely impact the rights of injured workers
30th Jun 2023Lawyers representing injured workers say that the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Bill 2023 (WA) currently before Parliament is flawed, ambiguous and will reduce the rights of injured workers in Western Australia.
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‘Too great a cost’: The High Court’s ruling in the Garlett appeal highlights the need for a Human Rights Act
13th Oct 2022‘The Garlett High Court case shows the urgent need for a federal Human Rights Act and even constitutional protection of human rights by way of a Charter or Bill of Rights. Indefinite detention such as that sought in relation to Peter Garlett is a form of arbitrary detention … Aboriginal incarceration must only happen as a matter of last resort’ write Dr Hannah McGlade and Dr Harry Hobbs.
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ALA new national president: First time a WA lawyer takes the role
1st Jul 2020A West Australian barrister is the first lawyer from WA to be appointed national president of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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Lawyers call on WA Government to proclaim unpaid fine legislation urgently
24th Jun 2020The passing of legislation which will prevent fine defaulters in WA from going to prison was long overdue, and the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) calls on the government to proclaim the legislation as a matter of urgency.
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COVID-19: Release non-violent prisoners in WA to avoid health catastrophe in prisons
26th Mar 2020The WA government must release selected prisoners to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 catastrophe in the state’s prisons, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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ALA welcomes appointment of new Chief Judge of the District Court
28th Feb 2020Ms Michelle Antunovich, the WA President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) welcomes the appointment of Her Honour Judge Julie Wager as the new Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia.
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Does ‘Never to be Released’ mean ‘life’?
1st Aug 2019Tom Percy QC explores six questions arising from the sentencing of Anthony Harvey, the first person in WA ordered by a judge never to be eligible for parole.
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ALA welcomes appointment of new WA Solicitor General
4th Oct 2018The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) welcomes the appointment of Mr Joshua Thomson SC as the new Solicitor General of Western Australia.
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Lawyers welcome review of WA asset confiscation laws
21st Sep 2018The review of the WA asset confiscation laws, announced recently by the Attorney General, has been welcomed by the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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ALA welcomes appointment of new WA Chief Justice
2nd Aug 2018The ALA welcomes the appointment of Mr Peter Quinlan SC as the new Chief Justice of Western Australia.
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Levelling up the WA CTP road map
16th Apr 2015With the WA government soon to make decisions on CTP, it is important that people do not lose important rights.
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Two dollars a week a small price to pay for no-fault insurance
25th Feb 2015An extra two dollars a week to insure the average family car is all it would take to give Western Australia the best motor vehicle accident compensation scheme in Australia, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said today.
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Common law rights must be retained for WA victims of MVA – ALA
11th Sep 2013“The fundamental right of Western Australians to be able to afford lifetime medical care following motor vehicle injury must be retained along side any new no-fault scheme or the quality of life for injury victims will be eroded,” Australian Lawyers Alliance personal injury spokesman Asanka Gunasekera said today.
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Judge in Nazi war crime case to speak at ALA WA Conference
12th Aug 2013A highly respected judge, who deliberated on an Australian man’s potential deportation for Nazi war crimes, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Australian Lawyers Alliance WA Conference on Friday.
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Reopening detention centre will increase compensation claims – ALA
24th Apr 2013The Australian Lawyers Alliance today called on the federal government to stop detaining children and families as part of its asylum seeker policy.
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Asylum seekers in WA must be offered protections of Aus law - ALA
15th Apr 2013The Australian Lawyers Alliance is concerned that the rights of a boatload of Sri Lankan men, women and children who reached WA on Tuesday are being ignored as Australia continues to flout its international obligations to asylum seekers.
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WA sex offender website will not make community safer - ALA
15th Oct 2012“The Community Protection Website, released today by the WA Government, will not assist in reducing sex offences or making the community safer in WA,” Australian Lawyers Alliance director, barrister and criminal law spokesman, Greg Barns, said.
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Lawyers emphasise right to choose in national insurance schemes
24th Aug 2012The National Disability Insurance and National Injury Insurance Schemes, being advanced by the Federal Government, are being discussed in Perth today (Friday 24 August) by lawyers at the coalface of personal injury law.
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Asylum seeker policies and NDIS concerns discussed at WA conference
21st Aug 2012The Australian Lawyers Alliance annual WA Conference in Perth on Friday promises a diverse and cutting edge program with presentations from the Western Australian Governor, high profile judges and specialist barristers and lawyers.
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