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The Real Bush Lawyer
CUTTING THROUGH THE LEGAL JARGON FOR RURAL QUEENSLAND


100 YEARS SINCE THE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN QUEENSLAND
On 31 July 1922, Queensland became the first state in Australia and the Commonwealth to abolish the death penalty, the laws ultimate...
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COERCIVE CONTROL TO BE CRIMINALISED
In December 2021, the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce (The Taskforce), led by former Court of Appeal president Margaret McMurdo,...
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CRIMINALISING COERCIVE CONTROL
Could making ‘coercive control’ a criminal offence minimise intimate partner homicide? In May 2022, the Queensland Government announced...
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CAN THE PUBLIC VIEW MY CRIMINAL HISTORY?
I’ve been charged with a Criminal Offence. What Information Is Disclosed to the Public? To be dealt with a criminal charge can take an...
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BANK VALUATIONS VERSUS MARKET VALUATIONS
We have seen an extremely unusual market in this last financial year with the property market having surged to new heights only to be...
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THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE NEW CONTRACT
The new edition (17th edition) of the Contract for Houses and Residential, and Contract for Residential Lots in a Community Title Scheme...
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SMOKE ALARMS 2022 – How Queenslanders Faired.
At the beginning of the year, Queensland amended legislation to bring the laws governing smoke alarms and detectors in line with the...
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INLAND RAIL PROJECT - QUEENSLAND SECTIONS
Slowly but unstoppably progressing. The Inland Rail Project (IRP) continues to move forward slowly but with the inexorable might of a...
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CRIMINAL TRESPASSING IN QUEENSLAND | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
What must be established to be charged with an offence of trespass? Everyone has the right to privacy. If this right is violated in a...
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