Legislation once erased the original names and connections of forcibly adopted children. But even with this now addressed, family remains complicated It wasn’t until 2020, at the age of 52, that I was given the right to use my name. But as
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Adelaide-based public servant blew the whistle on the use of garnishee notices to claw back debts from taxpayers Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Commonwealth prosecutors are seeking suppression orders in the case of former tax
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Survey finds collapse of insurer has left thousands worried about going into debt or even using superannuation to cover costs Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast More than half of insurance holders affected by the collapse
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Should researchers collect and publish statistics which reveal how judges and tribunal members decide refugee cases? Is this a way of understanding legal decision making or does it risk undermining confidence in the justice system? Read More Law Report – Full program
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Theoretically, tenants in all three of Australia’s La Niña-hit east coast states could be eligible for discounts and damage payments, but seeking them is complex Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When torrential rain hit Sydney in March, Sam* soon noticed
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Any new coal and gas projects are incompatible with effective climate action. This egregious compromise has to stop now I’ve never felt more helpless as a parent than I did during the black summer bushfires. Rushing my two-year-old son to hospital, I
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Report describes ‘unprecedented’ secrecy that ‘should not have happened and should never happen again’ Follow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast The “unprecedented” and near total secrecy that hid the
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Decision by attorney general Mark Dreyfus guarantees a dozen Aboriginal non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The Albanese government has abandoned a controversial high
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Thousands of fines for breaching Covid rules have been issued to children in NSW, with some placed in an unpaid work program to pay off their debt. Legal organisations say these fines should be scrapped, and a separate NSW supreme court case
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Electric scooters are becoming an increasingly popular form of transport, but there is a confusing mosaic of laws that regulate their use across Australia. So, when accidents happen – who should be held legally liable? Read More Law Report – Full program
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