16/05/2012 | GOOD SAMARITAN  The news that actor Dustin Hoffman saved the life of a jogging Australian lawyer who collapsed with a heart attack in London’s Hyde Park prompts the question of what is the law regarding Good Samaritans. The two time Oscar winner and...

4/04/2012 | GOVERNMENT TARGETS WORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS  In coming weeks the NSW government will be reviewing the whole system of workers’ compensation and payouts to injured workers. The aim is to prevent a deepening deficit in the WorkCover scheme. It’s already at $4 billion, and...

16/03/2012 | MARALINGA VETERANS SHOCKED BY 'CRUEL' RULING  Veterans of the Maralinga nuclear tests in South Australia in the 1950s and '60s have suffered a major setback in their bid to sue the British government. The British supreme court has ruled that 1,000 British veterans involved with the...