The High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of West Australian legislation that allows prisoners to be held in indefinite detention if a judge finds they could be at risk of committing a serious offence. It’s feared the verdict may open the door for other
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Along with subsidising big polluters, governments are setting in place repressive anti-protest laws to protect them The climate crisis accelerates. Anti-protest laws proliferate. These developments are not unrelated. Continue reading… Read More Law (Australia) | The Guardian
A new film celebrates the 1980s battle to protect the Tasmanian environment, but now protest rights in Australia are under attack The imagery is iconic, etched into the Australian national consciousness. Pristine Tasmanian wilderness. Bulldozers trying to destroy it. A man with
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In the past, victims sought legal help only to be met with the further humiliation of unjust settlements. But the tide has begun to turn Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Margaret Spivey was just a
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Beechworth Lawn Tennis Club pulls federal court challenge claiming Sport Australia ‘acted unlawfully’ in refusing grant Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The legality of the Morrison government’s $100m so-called sport rorts infrastructure program may never
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Richard Boyle will try to convince a court he should be protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act. If he fails, the calls for a legal overhaul of whistleblower protections will likely be overwhelming Former tax officer Richard Boyle will front an
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Boyle took unprecedented step of invoking Australia’s whistleblower protections after exposing tax agency’s aggressive debt collecting practices in 2018 Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The South
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Notice of appeal lodged in federal court says $150,000 in damages paid to Sky News broadcaster is ‘manifestly excessive’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The Daily
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Letters reveal former PM didn’t mention pandemic when requesting right to administer industry, treasury and home affairs departments Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The governor general, David Hurley, kept Scott Morrison waiting longer to be
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A look at the legal and constitutional role of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. And the Commonwealth Ombudsman Iain Anderson discusses the expected visit to Australia by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture. Read More Law Report – Full program podcast
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