Message from the President
Glenn Ferguson
29 July 2010
As Australians prepare to go to the polls on 21 August, the Law Council has been actively seeking the views of political parties on a range of topics relevant to the legal profession.
The Law Council recently wrote to all parties contesting the Federal Election and invited them to provide the details of their policy platform on a number of key national issues.
The issues we have asked political parties to address are of interest and concern to practising lawyers around the nation and relevant to the well-being of all Australians.
They include access to justice, asylum seekers, human rights, recruitment and retention of lawyers and anti-terror laws.
We also sought views on a number of general issues such as gender equality, workers compensation and indigenous issues.
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