January, 2018 | O'BRIEN CRIMINAL & CIVIL SOLICITORS

Proposed New Laws Targeting Espionage and Foreign Interference

crime, blog / By Peter O'Brien / January 30, 2018

At the end of last year, PM Turnbull introduced a package of new laws aimed at targeting espionage and foreign interference in Australia’s political system. This bill is in debate presently. New Criminal Offences The bills introduce a range of new espionage and foreign interference offences for: Possessing, receiving or communicating sensitive information Failing to disclose ties […]

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What is the Australia Day debate really about?

Civil Law / By Peter O'Brien / January 24, 2018

All three of these flags represent the Australian identity. We need to forge an inclusive Australia that provides a voice for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What is the Australia Day debate really about? With Australia Day coming up there has been continued debate about whether the date should be changed. Prime Minister

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The Risks of Medical Tourism

Civil Law / By Peter O'Brien / January 24, 2018

Globalisation has resulted in a rapidly growing medical tourism industry. Medical tourism is the term used to describe instances where individuals travel overseas to undertake medical procedures. This has been an increasing trend with estimates that around 15,000 Australians travel overseas each year for cosmetic and dental surgery. However, recent incidents have raised concerns over the risks involved with medical tourism. It

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Australia Criticised For ‘Serious Shortcomings’ In Human Rights Record

crime, prison, Royal Commissions, unlawful detention, refugees, blog, child abuse, juvenile justice, Civil Law / By Peter O'Brien / January 19, 2018

The latest Human Rights Watch report released yesterday provides extensive criticism of Australia’s Human Rights records. O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors agrees with many of the findings having represented clients whose human rights have been neglected by institutions. The HRW report has identified some crucial areas as we detail in the following sections. Treatment Of

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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Civil Law / By Peter O'Brien / January 15, 2018

Recent social movements, such as #metoo, have brought to the forefront the prevalence of systematic sexual harassment. At O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors we recognise that sexual harassment is an unfortunate reality for most women. Nearly half of all women have been sexually harassed and a quarter of women have experienced sexual harassment in the

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January 2018

Proposed New Laws Targeting Espionage and Foreign Interference

What is the Australia Day debate really about?

The Risks of Medical Tourism

Australia Criticised For ‘Serious Shortcomings’ In Human Rights Record

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace