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red mass: the court goes to church
The Sydney Morning Herald and Catholic News tell us that judges and other members of the legal community in New South Wales recently participated in ‘Red Mass’, a European tradition in which members of the legal profession seek…
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refuse to tell your employer about your sex life, lose your job
This is an extraordinary decision by the Industrial Relations Commission. Telstra has had its right to sack an employee upheld, where the basis of the sacking was that she had sex with another employee (or employees, it seems) outside of…
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Serious Crime (Control) Bill 2007 (SA) – a bill controlling what, exactly?
I just became aware of this piece of legislation, recently introduced into the South Australian Parliament: the Serious Crime (Control) Bill 2007 (SA). You can see the bill here in Rich Text Format or here in…
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Adelaide to suck slightly less
In a break with longstanding tradition, the Adelaide City Council has decided to do something innovative and interesting to the visual environment in the city centre by commissioning a (seemingly permanent) high tech light installation for the middle of…