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Transcript of the Fourth Annual Dinner of the NSW Society of Labor Lawyers
December 21, 2019
On 29 November 2019 NSW Labor Lawyers hosted its fourth annual dinner at Bodhi Restaurant, Sydney. Members and supporters heard from Dr Anne Aly MP, the Member for Cowan, Paul Lynch MP, the NSW...
Read More ShareThe Way Forward on Uluru - Annual Frank Walker Lecture 2019 with Linda Burney MP
October 29, 2019
On 8 October 2019 NSW Labor Lawyers held their Annual Frank Walker Lecture in celebration of the life and achievements of the late Frank Walker QC, the Society's founder and former Attorney-General of New...
Read More ShareIntroductory remarks by Susan Ryan AO to Labor Lawyers on the Hawke Government and religious discrimination
September 12, 2019
On 11 September 2019 the Society was pleased to host Susan Ryan AO, who in conversation with NSW Labor Deputy Leader Yasmin Catley MP discussed the legacy of the Hawke Government's law reform achievements....
Read More ShareNSW Labor Lawyers sends open letter to State Labor MPs in support of decriminalising abortion
August 06, 2019
The NSW Society of Labor Lawyers, the peak association for progressive lawyers who support the labour movement in New South Wales, has delivered an open letter to NSW Labor Members of Parliament in support...
Read More ShareSpeech by the Hon Diana Bryant AO QC on Federal Family Law Reforms
December 11, 2018
In address to the 2018 Annual Dinner of NSW Labor Lawyers, the Hon. Diana Bryant AO QC, former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, has said that the government’s proposed reforms to...
Read More ShareFinal report of the Legislation Review Committee
December 05, 2018
The Society has been quoted extensively in the final report of the Legislation Review Committee for their inquiry into the operation of the Legislation Review Act 1987 (NSW). The Society advocated for the introduction of comprehensive...
Read More ShareSpeech by the Hon Paul Lynch MP, Shadow Attorney-General, to the 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner for Toongabbie Legal Centre
September 15, 2018
On 1 September 2018 the NSW Shadow Attorney-General delivered a speech to the 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner for Toongabbie Legal Centre at Bowman Hall, Blacktown, on access to justice in New South Wales. A...
Read More ShareEvidence to the Legislation Review Committee in support of a NSW Human Rights Act
June 08, 2018
The NSW Society of Labor Lawyers recently provided evidence on 21 May 2018 to the Legislation Review Committee's Inquiry into the Operation of the Legislation Review Act. The Society reaffirmed its commitment to the introduction...
Read More SharePopulists, Demagogues and Celebrities - Challenges for Progressive Campaigning in the Age of Trump
May 15, 2018
"But I also understand what Frank told me so many years ago - that the reforms worth losing skin over, the ones that promote fairness and equity and go to the core of Labor...
Read More ShareShooting the representative? Individual penalties for industrial action
April 12, 2018
On 15 March 2018 NSW Labor Lawyers hosted a CPD presented by Mark Gibian (Barrister, HB Higgins Chambers), Phil Boncardo (Barrister, Wardell Chambers) and Alison Rudman (Director of Organising, Road, Tram and Bus Union)...
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