Stay home. Protect our health services. Save lives.This is the public health message used by many governments around the world during the COVID-19 crisis in an effort to stop the spread, flatten the curve, and to prevent a wave of critically ill patients overwhelming the health care system.But … Continue Reading
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Domestic Violence Incidents Expected To Spike Along With COVID-19
By bucketorange
As COVID-19 continues to force shutdowns across the country, many essential services are continuing to operate – albeit with strict social … Continue Reading

Are Sweeping Human Biosecurity Emergency Powers Justified?
When the threat COVID-19 posed could no longer be kept under wraps in Wuhan, the Chinese Government did not hesitate to impose a largely … Continue Reading

COVID-19: Information For Small Businesses
By bucketorange
In the March issue of BucketOrange Magazine, we chat with Nicola Martin and Chiara Rawlins from McCabe Curwood Lawyers in Sydney to answer some … Continue Reading

What Is The Penalty For Refusing Self-Quarantine?
By Sarah Lynch
Update: The Governor-General has today declared a human biosecurity emergency. The Health Minister may now exercise special emergency powers … Continue Reading
Career

COVID-19: What Are Your Employee Rights?
In wake of the World Health Organisation declaring COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) a pandemic, many workplaces have responded to help stop the spread of … Continue Reading

Why Insecure Men Engage In Sexual Harassment
By Sarah Lynch
earning to deal with people is a lifelong challenge.It doesn't matter your age, cultural background, educational level, degree of emotional … Continue Reading

JD Student’s Passion For Public Law Paves Way To Attorney-General’s Department
By bucketorange
NU Juris Doctor student Catherine Bladen has received the college’s first Leslie Zines Constitutional Law Scholarship and will begin a 10-week … Continue Reading

Where Can A Law Degree Take You? All Over The World If You Want It To
By bucketorange
hen Amit Poonath studied psychology, he thought he would help individuals change their lives. Then he realised he wanted to affect change in … Continue Reading

Change Direction Wherever You Are With The ANU Online Juris Doctor
By bucketorange
At the age of 17, you are not allowed to drink alcohol or vote but, by the time you start Year 11, you are expected to know what you … Continue Reading

‘I made a 180 degree turn’: Change Direction With A Postgraduate Law Degree
By bucketorange
ichael Fortson knew he would study law sometime after he finished high school in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He just didn’t think he … Continue Reading

Junior Lawyers: 5 Traits That Will Guarantee Your Career Success
You've landed that elusive role at a large commercial law firm. Few are fortunate enough to get the chance to commence their careers like this. You … Continue Reading

Change Direction: Study Law As Your Second Degree
By bucketorange
ost people work for at least 40 years but rarely nowadays is a full career spent with one employer.More and more people aren’t simply changing … Continue Reading
StartUps

COVID-19: Information For Small Businesses
By bucketorange
In the March issue of BucketOrange Magazine, we chat with Nicola Martin and Chiara Rawlins from McCabe Curwood Lawyers in Sydney to answer some of the … [Read More...]

BeyondBlue Launches Heads Up Initiative To Drive Workplace Mental Health Action
By bucketorange
A purpose-made CV and cover letter from beyondblue provides Australian businesses with skills to create mentally healthy workplaces!beyondblue has … [Read More...]

New Legal Chatbot Builder Josef Increasing Access To Justice For Australians
By bucketorange
This week we caught up with Sam Flynn co-founder of Josef Legal to talk legal innovation, law tech and how his new legal chatbot builder, Josef, is … [Read More...]

New Startup iDefendo Using Blockchain Technology To Change The IP Game
By bucketorange
This June, we caught up with Peter Jidesten, CEO of new tech startup iDefendo, to talk file transfers, blockchain technology, and how his company is … [Read More...]
Travel

Australia First Country Formally Recognising Connection Between Child Trafficking, Orphanage Tourism & Modern Slavery
n its final sitting week of 2017, the Federal Parliament did us proud.Of course, the main achievement was legalising same-sex marriage before the … Continue Reading

Longest Way Home: An Insider Guide To Rome’s Hidden Treasures
By John Blount
If you are in Rome for the first time, or for only a couple of days, you will inevitably end up with the crowds at the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, or … Continue Reading

New Modern Slavery: Australia Leading Fight Against Orphanage Tourism
he exploitative practice of orphanage tourism has finally received the political attention it deserves, with the Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee … Continue Reading

Roam Like At Home: New Mobile Roaming Laws A Game Changer For EU Travel
hen we’re at home, we’re pretty used to having internet access at all times. The price of mobile internet has dropped to a level where messaging over … Continue Reading

New Changes = No More Outgoing Passenger Cards When Travelling Overseas
By Sarah Lynch
e've all been there.Feeling wrecked and disorientated after staying up until 3am completing last minute packing before a major international trip … Continue Reading

Find Another Way To Feel Better About Yourself ‘Do-Gooder’: The Narcissism Of Voluntourism
oung Australians have been volunteering overseas in their droves in recent decades, often as an altruistic alternative to Leavers or schoolies and, … Continue Reading
Culture & Lifestyle

Domestic Violence: The Invisible Victims of COVID-19
Stay home. Protect our health services. Save lives.This is the public health message used by many governments around the world … Continue Reading

#COVID-19Challenge: Australia Could Be The First Country To Beat This
By Sarah Lynch
The Prime Minister has announced that Australia has entered single-digit levels of COVID-19 infection growth and that the country … Continue Reading

How To Self-Isolate Without Your Partner In A Pandemic
By bucketorange
Many young people seem to consider coronavirus to be a real impediment to their social life. I mean, how is dating going to work … Continue Reading

#QuickLaw: Can You Legally Use An Expired Gift Voucher?
Imagine happening upon a $200 gift card from Christmas only to discover that you missed the expiration date by one day!You … Continue Reading

Take The Challenge: Do #SomethingForSlavery This March
By bucketorange
odern slavery links to us in ways we may not even realise. It is behind everyday purchases like our clothing, food and smart … Continue Reading

Why You Can Safely Wait Until Your Late 30s Before Having Children
By bucketorange
any industries are built on a bedrock of fear.Take the wedding industry, for example: Marry the guy … Continue Reading