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Anti-money laundering regime a ‘blunt instrument’ to apply to lawyers
Reforms that would make lawyers subject to the anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing regime have received mixed reviews from legal professionals, with one expert saying the regime was a “blunt instrument” and could put lawyers in an ill-suited policing role. 
Bruce Lehrmann case ‘beset by tension’ between police, DPP, inquiry told
The relationship between police and prosecutors involved in the criminal case against accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann was "beset by tension" from the outset, an inquiry has heard.
Ex-Australian soldier charged with war crime in Afghanistan
A former Australian soldier has been charged with the war crime of murder while stationed in Afghanistan, the first arrest made after the 2020 Brereton report into war crimes in Afghanistan referred 19 individuals for possible prosecution.