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Maurice Blackburn media team

Our media team advises and supports Maurice Blackburn lawyers and clients during all forms of media engagement, including video and television appearances, radio, online and print media.

Jade Thompson
National Media Manager
(07) 3016 0396
0417 969 438

Chee Chee Leung
Victorian Media Manager
(03) 9045 6941
0412 560 584

Andrea Petrie
Media and Communications Manager
(03) 8102 2173
0412 655 264

Jacob O'Shaughnessy
Queensland Media Manager
(07) 3014 5070
0428 814 037 

Cate Kennedy
Queensland Media Advisor
(07) 3016 0319

Rebecca Nash
NSW, ACT, SA and WA Media Manager
(02) 8277 2630

Cameron Scott
Corporate Relationships Manager (Class Actions)
(Class actions media)
(03) 9605 2832
0400 876 466

Toni Wilson
General Manager of Marketing & Communications
(03) 9605 2700

Monday 14 August 2017
Media statements
Criminal offence recommendations send strong message institutional abuse can no longer be ignored Recommendations to reform Australia’s criminal justice system, including making failure to report in religious confessionals a criminal offence, are critical measures that must be supported in sending a strong message that abuse within institutions can no longer be ignored, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers said today.
Practice Area: Sexual and institutional abuse
Friday 11 August 2017
In the news
How Queensland can crack down on dodgy tow truck operators The tow truck industry desperately needs a facelift. "Sharks" and "crooks" are just some of the names used to describe rogue operators, with suggestions of "extortion and entrapment". But what can they get away with under the law?
Practice Area: General law
Tuesday 08 August 2017
Media statements
Maurice Blackburn to provide pro bono advice for same-sex marriage plebiscite or postal vote vilification cases Social justice law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has today again re-stated its commitment to provide pro bono legal advice in cases of vilification arising from any same-sex marriage plebiscite or postal vote.
Practice Area: Social justice
Tuesday 08 August 2017
In the news
ISWG must give code teeth says lawyer The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) is unlikely to go far enough in implementing the strong code of conduct badly needed by the superannuation industry, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers principal, Kim Shaw.
Practice Area: Insurance claims
Friday 04 August 2017
In the news
What exactly is a trust and do you have to be rich to set one up? The latest hot topic dividing the main political parties is discretionary trusts and Labor's plans to change the tax structure to make them less beneficial.
Practice Area: General law