Cabinet papers 2002: even before the Bali attacks, the Howard government passed sweeping anti-terrorism laws in response to 9/11 Australia’s politics were dominated by its response to international terrorism throughout 2002, a focus that intensified when the Bali bombers struck in October.
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Measures, including a maximum of 10 years for car theft, condemned by rights and legal reform advocates Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government
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Advocates believe Egyptian man’s case paves way to possibly overturn 2004 decision upholding indefinite detention by Migration Act Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The legal basis of Australia’s system of indefinite immigration detention is
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Advocates welcome ‘significant’ number of releases but raise questions over ‘bizarre’ process Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Up to 100 people held in immigration detention have been released over the Christmas period, a move
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In the second of a two-part series, the Law Report speaks with members of the International Association of Women Judges in several countries. They explain the obstacles women judges face and what gender diversity brings to legal decision making. Read More Law
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Cloud Act deal will allow authorities to demand data from tech giants in days or weeks, rather than months or years A parliamentary inquiry has given the green light to greater information sharing with US law enforcement despite its concern Australians will
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Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has cleared for release the documents in the case of Alan Johns, also known as Witness J, but court yet to publish Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The sentencing details
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Parramatta-based developer Kotiota also made false representations about its relationship with The Pokémon Company International, court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The owners of
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News Corp co-chair pushes to extends defamation lawsuit against the independent media company Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Lachlan Murdoch is seeking to draw Private
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Exclusive: Albanese government flags it will seek leave to appeal in high court Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A “bizarre” immigration case that featured a
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