Out of the shadows: Lawyers on the front line against elder abuse
Silently pervasive and often difficult to detect, elder abuse is a hidden shame, affecting some of the nation’s most vulnerable people. How is the legal profession responding to this growing area of need and what’s led to this ‘perfect storm’? Read more
Efforts to lift First Nations JP numbers grow
A project aimed at raising the number of JPs that identify as Indigenous in NSW has been running for almost a year. The results have been positive and there are plans to expand the initiative across the state.Read more
‘State-sanctioned torture’: women with disability continue to suffer forced sterilisation
Late last year, ABC Compass shared a video by comedian, actor, podcaster and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart entitled “Involuntary Sterilisation”. Dressed in period costume, Stewart illustrates the horror of medical professionals providing involuntary sterilisation for women with intellectual and physical disability, “despite the UN calling it torture”. Read more
EU deforestation laws postponed: will amendments render it toothless?
Late last year, major European Union (EU) legislation designed to halt rampant global deforestation was postponed by popular vote. EU deforestation legislation is strong on merits, but could a delay and amendments render it toothless? Read more
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