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The Australian Bar Association (ABA) has the highest respect for the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary across Australia and is very concerned by recent political attacks on the Victorian judiciary.. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) welcomes the announcement today [19 December 2017] of the appointment of Christian Porter MP as the 37th Attorney-General for Australia. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) congratulates Australia’s new Senior Counsel and Queen’s Counsel of 2017. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Noel Hutley SC as the new President of the ABA. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) urges the Federal government to reconsider proposed changes to counter-terrorism laws which would allow for children as young as 10 years of age to be detained for up to 14 days without charge. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) welcomes the announcement today (10 October 2017) of the appointment of the new Chief Justice of the Family Court and the new Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court and a Justice of the Family Court. Read more
The ABA has become aware of spam email where emails are being sent to barristers purporting to be from the ABA and containing an invoice for overdue payment.. Read more
The claims by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton that lawyers who provide pro bono legal assistance to asylum seekers are ‘un-Australian’ are unfortunate and incorrect, according to the Australian Bar Association (ABA). Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) welcomes the announcement today [8 August 2017] of the appointment of the Honourable Justice Anne Ferguson as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) supports the work of the Law Council of Australia’s (LCA) national Justice Project which today moved into a consultation phase. Read more