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'Like being suspended in mid-air': The enduring impact of ongoing delays in Australia's courts

New data reveals courts across the country are still grappling with delays, forcing victims, witnesses and the accused to endure wait times far beyond nationally agreed benchmarks.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Privacy concerns as Victorian government looks to pass medical information-sharing bill

Changes in Victoria would allow hospitals to easily share patient information through a centralised electronic system — but some say better privacy protections are required.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Victoria's police informant reforms flawed, lawyers say

The Law Institute of Victoria says the state government's new police informant legislation is flawed and could allow the Lawyer X scandal to happen again.

AAP · Feb 8, 2023