Eminent jurists say ahead of election that watchdog crucial to halt ‘serious erosion’ of democratic principles and restore trust in politics Guardian Australia’s full federal election coverageOur latest election briefing and campaign catchup podcastElection 2022 seat explorer; Pork-o-meter election promises trackerGet our
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Rocky Horror Show actor tells defamation trial McLachlan looked ‘very frail’ and ‘in shock’ the day ABC and Fairfax reports were published Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing An actor involved in the production of The Rocky Horror
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A High Court decision raises questions about how a de facto relationship is defined, and what happens when a person’s mental capacities decline with old age. And, if a person granted humanitarian protection by Australia commits a serious crime, can they be
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Judge says legality of intelligence operation irrelevant to charge of disclosure of classified information Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The federal government has successfully blocked Bernard Collaery from obtaining key documents about the lawfulness of the notorious
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Push to stop native title claimants being automatically treated as authorities on cultural heritage Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Thirty years after the landmark Mabo decision relegated terra nullius to legal fiction, a number of Indigenous Queenslanders
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The publication of a leaked draft opinion by conservative judge Samuel Alito has sparked fears the United States Supreme Court could overturn a landmark decision that enshrines abortion rights for women. Read More Law Report – Full program podcast
Person 11 to give evidence on allegation by newspapers that Roberts-Smith kicked handcuffed man off cliff before ordering him shot Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefing An Australian soldier
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Labor, which has promised to establish a national anti-corruption commission ‘with teeth’, says the PM’s comments show his ‘true colours are emerging now’ Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates
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Radiologist James Christie’s court evidence said technique had no scientific validity and was never intended to assess age ‘Systemic failures at every step’: the Indonesian children Australia sent to adult jails for yearsFull Story podcast: The Indonesian children Australia wrongly imprisoned in
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Does NATO’s increasing military support for Ukraine amount to waging “a proxy war against Russia”? And the High Court has overturned a number of sex offence convictions of a tutor due to juror misconduct. Read More Law Report – Full program podcast
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