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Such fabulous news.

The NSW Bar Association congratulates David Chin SC and Jane Paingakulam on their appointments as the Vice-President and Deputy President of the Industrial Relations Commission respectively and as judges of the Industrial Court.

4 new Federal Court JJ and 4 new Circuit Court JJ "to resolve the significant backlogs of migration and [refugee] protection applications". "Innovative new court facilities that will be dedicated to hearing" such cases ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/i…

Don’t take your organs with you, peeps. A kidney gave my Dad another 22 years. I’d love that for everyone ~ Organ donation consent rates would be better if there were more education about it, advocate says - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-06-0…

This piece should win all the awards in Canada and beyond. What an incredible story. theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Amazing news!

The Hon. Paul Stein AM KC truly was remarkable. His gentle guidance and instilling of the values which our profession ought to uphold is why I stayed in the law. I will forever be grateful for his generosity and encouragement.

If every single Biden appearance from now on is going to come under the microscope, we need to do the same with Trump. All the crazy stuff needs to get front page coverage - which doesn’t happen at present. All the lapses showing cognitive decline. All the threats to democracy.

What tends to happen after this kind of political violence is the focus is on the psyche of the gunman (or, with Gerald Ford, the gun women). The focus needs to be on the psyche of the United States. Alas, this America’s toxic exceptionalism once again coming to the fore.

Justice Needham noted that while more than 50 per cent of solicitors in NSWvwere women, only 15 per cent of senior counsel – and 26 per cent of all barristers – were women. “That is not enough.” afr.com/companies/prof…

“One coffee after 2pm shouldn’t hurt” *2am

If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn

“What, do you want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?”

I’ve got a new hero: Roy E. Barnes Only he can write a letter like this to Jim Jordan, telling him that he is “like a skunk”.

Ben Hood’s bill was narrowly defeated 10-9. The vote on this misguided legislation should not have been this close.