Opinion piece Search Topics, Policy, Events, Resources Year Filter By Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Section Filter By Section Business Law Section International Law Section Family Law Section Legal Practice Section Federal Dispute Resolution Section Law Council Filter 07 January 2025—Law Council Opinion piece: You know what creates unsafe communities? Mandatory sentencing 15 October 2024—Law Council Opinion piece: Here's what you get when you call for more cops and longer jail sentences 24 August 2024—Law Council Opinion piece: Deporting social problems not the right path 29 July 2024—Law Council Shameful as vulnerable being turned away from legal aid 29 April 2024—Law Council Opinion piece: Punishment after the event rarely works 10 February 2022—Law Council Opinion piece: The good and the bad of the religious discrimination bill: the Law Council’s verdict 16 June 2020—Law Council What will it take for governments to recognise Australia's justice gap is a national tragedy? 16 June 2020—Law Council Opinion piece: Communications bill will gnaw at privacy 15 May 2020—Law Council Opinion piece: Australians’ personal freedoms could be under serious threat with the new ASIO bill 26 February 2020—Law Council Opinion piece: It's not just Assange, these are our rights 13 December 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: A flawed bill is no way to protect precious rights 28 November 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: We lock up kids as young as 10 - let's end this national disgrace 21 October 2019—Law Council Opinion Piece: Journalists to keep government accountable 27 September 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: We can only hope that this inquiry is genuine 26 August 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: It took decades to build an effective Indigenous legal network - now it's under threat 17 July 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: Crowdfunding litigation: A problem or a solution? 16 July 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: Leaving our security threats offshore may not be smart: citizens suspected of terrorist activities abroad should face the full force of Australian law 10 July 2019—Law Council Time for a strong Voice: Ken Wyatt has the chance to start Australia walking down a new and unifying path towards recognition 07 June 2019—Law Council Commonwealth best to fix broken families, child violence 06 June 2019—Law Council Opinion Piece: Free press is key to our democracy 22 February 2019—Law Council Opinion Piece: Breach of duties from Lawyer X, police an attack on democracy and justice 20 December 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Rule of law is key to integrity 15 December 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Encryption laws poorly executed, need further consideration 02 November 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Federal Court deserves a fair hearing 14 September 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Merging family courts ahead of system review is to put the cart before the horse 04 May 2018—Law Council Federal budget must increase legal aid commission funding 01 September 2017—Law Council One-size-fits all sentencing has never worked Share Share this on Twitter Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook
07 January 2025—Law Council Opinion piece: You know what creates unsafe communities? Mandatory sentencing
15 October 2024—Law Council Opinion piece: Here's what you get when you call for more cops and longer jail sentences
10 February 2022—Law Council Opinion piece: The good and the bad of the religious discrimination bill: the Law Council’s verdict
16 June 2020—Law Council What will it take for governments to recognise Australia's justice gap is a national tragedy?
15 May 2020—Law Council Opinion piece: Australians’ personal freedoms could be under serious threat with the new ASIO bill
28 November 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: We lock up kids as young as 10 - let's end this national disgrace
26 August 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: It took decades to build an effective Indigenous legal network - now it's under threat
16 July 2019—Law Council Opinion piece: Leaving our security threats offshore may not be smart: citizens suspected of terrorist activities abroad should face the full force of Australian law
10 July 2019—Law Council Time for a strong Voice: Ken Wyatt has the chance to start Australia walking down a new and unifying path towards recognition
22 February 2019—Law Council Opinion Piece: Breach of duties from Lawyer X, police an attack on democracy and justice
15 December 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Encryption laws poorly executed, need further consideration
14 September 2018—Law Council Opinion Piece: Merging family courts ahead of system review is to put the cart before the horse