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Melissa Coade -- Canberra Auspol, APS and government journalist

Interviewing Queensland Premier David Crisafulli (The Mandarin Live, 2026)

Queensland Department of Premier & Cabinet D-G Damien Walker and Melissa Coade (The Mandarin Live, 2026)

David Schmidtchen, NSW Department of Health Secretary Susan Pearce, Melissa Coade, and NSW Public Service Commissioner Kathrina Lo (The Mandarin Live, 2024)

Melissa Coade and Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service Katy Gallagher (The Mandarin Live, 2025)

The Mandarin Live, 2023

Retired High Court Judge the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Melissa Coade (UOW, 2010)

Views my own

Melissa Coade - Canberra Auspol, APS and government journalist (@melissacoade)

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Articles published online

From legal secretary to High Court Chief Justice

Lawyers urged to get louder about human rights ‘regressions’

Counting the so-called ‘glut’ of law grads

LCA lauds whistleblower law reform

Foreign bidders give hope to Aussie M&A

NSW prison system buckling under ‘enormous’ mental health pressures

List model first for Brisbane barristers

‘Exemplary’ Queensland wig to retire

Frontline lawyers schooled on signs of mental illness

Software development processes inspire in-house agility

Australia favoured for mid-market deals

Spirit of equality illuminated among new Vic lawyers

Lawyers urged to get a smarter handle on innovation

State government briefs break special record in NSW

Mid-tier eyes Sydney amid rumoured merger talks

Allegations shift focus to darker side of law

Change in law a matter of the heart

Women tip gender balance among new Vic readers

Funding for Aus class actions to face greater court management

Leading Tasmanian lawyer appointed Chief Magistrate

Australian Bar Association endorses equitable briefing

Victoria welcomes new Government Solicitor

Profession commends outgoing Solicitor-General

IP clients hungry for forward-looking services

QLS: Legal playing field won’t be levelled with equitable briefing alone

Chronicling off-the-planet military laws

Lawyers compelled to see eye-to-eye with other colleagues

KWM app coincides with clerkship season

Funding legal services focus of AG’s pre-election debate

Budget boost for NSW justice sector

Avoid ‘empty rhetoric’ in domestic violence reforms, CJ appeals

Bakers lawyers join ArbitralWomen board

Law firms back vulnerable staff with domestic violence leave

‘Anti-IP initiatives’ slammed by firm

More money for refugee law research

Data-driven tool to shake up clerkship application process

Australia’s class actions transfigured post-GFC

$30,000 for social justice PLT placements

Lawyers sweat it out for Aussie Paralympians

Finding the pulse of a meaningful diversity narrative

WA kids compete for criminal sleuth title

Lawyers’ orchestra plays for Fijian appeal

Firm highlights funding need for cancer research

Dictionary call-out for ‘legal lingo’

Law firms fly rainbow flag for IDAHOT day

ATSILS moot fosters bright careers in law

Veteran’s tip for longevity in the law

Barrister’s art exhibits dimensions of learned friends

Green mediators benefit from pro bono pilot program

Vic court refuses to hear wigged barristers

Boldness pays dividends for calling to the bar

Scholarship provides bridge to refugee’s big dreams

Relationships key to prosperity with Chinese clients

Tailored CV ticket to stellar new career in law

New stewards appointed to NSW Law Reform Commission

OnRamp uplifts female talent for global firm

IPH flexes muscle in domestic and international markets

Baker & McKenzie elects new global chairman

Innovation the answer to grim graduate prospects

NSW poised to embrace fintech potential

Backing flexibility to empower workplace talent

Aussie arbitrators eye potential in Africa

Lawyers tune into social media to ‘move with the market’

Mentoring fosters confidence for women in law

Class Action regime back on Queensland radar

Research backs integrity of jury reasoning

Resurrection of Qld Sentencing Council welcomed

‘Pyramid’ firm model shows cracks

SA sets up central wills register

NRF opens Manila service centre, warns of ‘tough decisions’ ahead

Class actions Australia’s ‘fastest growing species of litigation’

NSW to grapple with failures of CTP scheme

ACT lawyer struck off for mis-handling client fees

Cyber threat wake-up call post-Panama Papers

Personal injury goes mobile in Queensland

Firm boards lose sight of business targets

Lawyer calls for nuanced approach to IP reform

New reference for pro bono pest practice launched

CJ French voices support for Uniform Law

Family law practice enters online territory

New Commonwealth DPP and Commissioners appointed

Legal bodies raise alarm over police powers bills

HCA restates boundaries of advocates’ immunity

Productivity Commission: Rebalance Australian’s IP system

Worker’s compensation a ‘tricky’ legal scheme, lawyer says

Government’s access to justice response attracts backlash

Damages claims ‘highly likely from offshore asylum seeker detainees: ALA

WILMA launches North Melbourne branch
Australian pro bono market shows signs of growing up

Dancing Queensland CEOs bust a charitable move for Women’s legal service

Law society lauds Queensland law reforms

Domestic violence endemic in legal aid family law matters

Suspended Florida judge noticeably impaired in public

LIV welcomes funding for asylum seeker legal services

Pair fined for dispensing unqualified legal advice

Confidence strong in M&A and outbound activity for Australasia

New Chief Justice for NT Supreme Court announced

Best speaker accolade for Aussie law student in Vienna

Royal Commission’s quarter century of failed redress

Aussie lawyer advises historic listing on Yangon Stock Exchange

Vic lawyer admits contempt for unethical email

Lawyer paints lawyers of Justice McMurdo

Accountancy firm muscles into Perth legal space

Silk champions ADR with online portal

Fix or ditch mandatory sentencing: ABA

Law students buck trend on government student loan losses

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