
Lawyers to file Federal Court bid to halt transfer of children from Banksia Hill to Casuarina Prison
Lawyer Stewart Levitt is filing an injunction to stop the transfer of children to Casuarina Prison. (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger) Lawyers to file Federal Court bid to halt transfer of children from Banksia Hill to Casuarina Prison Originally published on abc.net.au written by Rebecca Trigger and Cason Ho The WA Department of Justice says some […]

Franchising and the ATO: Finding the fall guy
Franchising and the ATO: Finding the fall guy By the Australian Business Executive The Australian Government should have a full understanding of the workings of the Australian Franchising industry which has an annual turnover of $172 billion dollars, generated through 94,524 outlets, employing 565,251 people. Australia’s franchising industry is second only in size to the United States’, […]

Do we need DFAT (Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade)?
MEDIA RELEASE 6 April 2022 Do we need DFAT (Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade)? Stewart A Levitt Do we need DFAT? Under the Morrison Government, would we be better off if we had no foreign policy at all and just shut up? Think of it. No one, except perhaps the Russians and the […]

Don’t shut the door on Justice: Addressing the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations
Don’t shut the door on Justice: Addressing the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations Originally published on Australian Business Executive Access to Justice should be optimized, not compromised. However, that access is under serious threat from the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations Act, now before Parliament. The Government has been playing against type, at […]

Immigrant seasonal workers abscond amid ‘slave labour’ claims
Immigrant seasonal workers abscond amid ‘slave labour’ claims Originally published on The Australian, written by Stephen Rice Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program is in crisis, with at least 1200 Pacific Island workers absconding from their employers over the past year, more than five times the number the previous year, as key sectors of the agriculture industry […]

Pacific Island seasonal workers propose class action over claims of wage theft
Pacific Island seasonal workers propose class action over claims of wage theft On RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly (ABC) Lawyers for seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands are proposing a class action against Australian labour hire companies, saying that some are suffering widespread exploitation and wage theft. If it proceeds, the lawsuit could disrupt a […]

Lawyers to file Federal Court bid to halt transfer of children from Banksia Hill to Casuarina Prison
Lawyer Stewart Levitt is filing an injunction to stop the transfer of children to Casuarina Prison. (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger) Lawyers to file Federal Court bid to halt transfer of children from Banksia Hill to Casuarina Prison Originally published on abc.net.au written by Rebecca Trigger and Cason Ho The WA Department of Justice says some […]

Franchising and the ATO: Finding the fall guy
Franchising and the ATO: Finding the fall guy By the Australian Business Executive The Australian Government should have a full understanding of the workings of the Australian Franchising industry which has an annual turnover of $172 billion dollars, generated through 94,524 outlets, employing 565,251 people. Australia’s franchising industry is second only in size to the United States’, […]

Do we need DFAT (Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade)?
MEDIA RELEASE 6 April 2022 Do we need DFAT (Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade)? Stewart A Levitt Do we need DFAT? Under the Morrison Government, would we be better off if we had no foreign policy at all and just shut up? Think of it. No one, except perhaps the Russians and the […]

Don’t shut the door on Justice: Addressing the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations
Don’t shut the door on Justice: Addressing the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations Originally published on Australian Business Executive Access to Justice should be optimized, not compromised. However, that access is under serious threat from the Government’s proposed amendments to the Corporations Act, now before Parliament. The Government has been playing against type, at […]

Immigrant seasonal workers abscond amid ‘slave labour’ claims
Immigrant seasonal workers abscond amid ‘slave labour’ claims Originally published on The Australian, written by Stephen Rice Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program is in crisis, with at least 1200 Pacific Island workers absconding from their employers over the past year, more than five times the number the previous year, as key sectors of the agriculture industry […]

Pacific Island seasonal workers propose class action over claims of wage theft
Pacific Island seasonal workers propose class action over claims of wage theft On RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly (ABC) Lawyers for seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands are proposing a class action against Australian labour hire companies, saying that some are suffering widespread exploitation and wage theft. If it proceeds, the lawsuit could disrupt a […]