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By Paul Radford Death Duties State and Federal death duties, were abolished Australia in 1970s.  By and large taxing death is mostly accepted as...read more

By Paul Radford Death Duties State and Federal death duties, were abolished Australia in 1970s.  By and large taxing death is mostly accepted as part of life throughout the world (where a lot of planning is put in to trying to minimise or avoid...read more

The term Lawyer is a generic term used to describe anyone who is a Licensed Legal Practitioner qualified to give legal advice in one or more areas of ...read more

The term Lawyer is a generic term used to describe anyone who is a Licensed Legal Practitioner qualified to give legal advice in one or more areas of law.  Barristers and Solicitors are both types of lawyers. Solicitors are engaged by clients to...read more

By William Evans In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has found Australian media companies liable for defamatory comments made by others on their s...read more

By William Evans In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has found Australian media companies liable for defamatory comments made by others on their social media pages. In Voller v Nationwide News Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] NSWSC 766, the court was ask...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas A recent decision of QCAT confirmed that Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2001 does not apply to trees s...read more

By Renee Lovelady Tomas A recent decision of QCAT confirmed that Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2001 does not apply to trees situated on rural land. Ms Smith applied to QCAT for an order that Mr Attawar's trees affected her la...read more

Connolly Suthers has held a strong reputation in North Queensland for over 120 years by combining extensively trained and experienced legal practition...read more

Connolly Suthers has held a strong reputation in North Queensland for over 120 years by combining extensively trained and experienced legal practitioners with state-of-the-art communications and technology so it's no surprise that we have jumped onbo...read more

Your cherished friend breaks the news that he/she and her husband/wife are going through a divorce. It could be a shock or you may have seen that comi...read more

Your cherished friend breaks the news that he/she and her husband/wife are going through a divorce. It could be a shock or you may have seen that coming a mile away. It's so important for them to know that they have a supportive network around, even ...read more

A powerful quote for those involved in a difficult situation where there’s a lot of different elements at play and multiple items to juggle - wh...read more

A powerful quote for those involved in a difficult situation where there’s a lot of different elements at play and multiple items to juggle - when you have so many to-do type items before the future will look any clearer that you find...read more

Weekends always seem to go quickly but they’re longer than we think. There are 60 hours between that 6 pm Friday beer and that 6 am Monday alarm...read more

Weekends always seem to go quickly but they’re longer than we think. There are 60 hours between that 6 pm Friday beer and that 6 am Monday alarm clock. Even if you sleep for 24 of those hours that still leaves 36 waking ones. That’s plent...read more

By Erlinda Nunn and Jessica Douglas The devastating impact of the February flooding event was felt throughout Far North and Western Queensland communi...read more

By Erlinda Nunn and Jessica Douglas The devastating impact of the February flooding event was felt throughout Far North and Western Queensland communities. Many graziers suffered the loss of thousands of head of cattle, as well as hundreds of kilomet...read more

By Erlinda Nunn The Department of Health published a ‘Report on the outcome of public consultation on the draft charter of aged care rights&rsqu...read more

By Erlinda Nunn The Department of Health published a ‘Report on the outcome of public consultation on the draft charter of aged care rights’ in November 2018 which recognises ‘The Australian population is ageing, and the expectation...read more