Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers claim proceedings must be put on hold to protect prospects of a fair trial after remarks that were ‘clearly a contempt of court’ Lawyers for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins have asked to delay his trial citing
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Liberal leader says refugee advocate’s May win in full federal court was a ‘miscarriage of justice’ and applies for special leave to appeal Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing
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Country risks failing next international evaluation and could be put on a ‘grey list’ if it doesn’t do enough Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing The head of Australia’s
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Labor says decision called into question the legal basis for former government’s ‘absurd attempt to regulate funded class actions out of existence’ The federal court has removed a barrier to class actions imposed by the former Coalition government, a decision the new
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Defence raises questions about credibility of witness who claims Dawson meant getting rid of his wife Lynette Dawson ‘for good’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing On a crowded
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Barngarla traditional owners vie to overturn federal government’s decision to develop site near Kimba in South Australia Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing Traditional owners attempting to block the construction of a nuclear waste dump in South Australia
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Government yet to commit to review of mental health services for inmates with psychiatric conditions despite coroner’s recommendations Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The sister of a man who died in custody is suing the Victorian government,
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Chris Dawson’s murder trial hears audio recordings of Ross Hutcheon telling police of alleged Sydney sighting Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing Lynette Dawson’s brother-in-law claimed he saw her
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Warramunga man’s elevation to bench hailed as ‘important step in a much longer process’ in Queensland Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Lincoln Crowley didn’t take any classes in legal studies at high school in Charters Towers, Queensland
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Experts say rulings in actions involving John Barilaro and PRGuy17 demonstrate existing law already achieves aims of former government’s proposed changes Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Two rulings in separate defamation cases – one involving John Barilaro,
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