Candidate abandons her court challenge to election result in blue-ribbon seat, saying she is satisfied independent Nicolette Boele won Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Liberal candidate Gisele
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A New South Wales police officer who punched lawyer and human rights activist Hannah Thomas in her right eye has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The senior officer struck Thomas in the face as she questioned his… The post
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How does the recent advisory opinion handed down by the International Court of Justice shape discussions around climate change at the United Nations? And do Pacific island nations – among the most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming – believe Australia
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Exclusive: The federal government paid big law firms more than $60m in 2024-25 to fight NDIS participants appealing decisions about their care packages. Most families represent themselves Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free
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State and federal anti-discrimination laws on collision course as Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakleigh refuses to recognise Myka Sanders’ gender identity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
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Dispute began when radio presenter’s on-air shifts were cut short in 2023 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The ABC has been ordered by the federal court to
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Luke Brett Moore, law graduate and strip search activist, was awarded $450,000 in respect of a civil suit against the state of NSW for malicious prosecution on 12 September 2025, after NSW police constable Daniel Keneally, the son of former… The post
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Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal
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Peace activists Carmen Escobar Robinson and Tommy Walker are set to appear in Alice Springs Local Court again on 23 and 24 September 2025, in relation to summary offences that they were slapped with in respect of their second direct… The post
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Australian federal, state and territory governments have in recent years passed a range of laws which take an increasingly punitive approach to youth crime – a populist approach which focuses on incarcerating troubled youths in detention centres rather than addressing… The post
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