Five AFP officers say complaints in a November 2022 letter brought them into ‘public disrepute, odium, ridicule and contempt’ Five federal police officers are suing the Australian Capital Territory government and Shane Drumgold for $1.42m over the former director of public prosecutions’
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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for leaking classified documents that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Read More Law Report
Premier Chris Minns says the statistics on Indigenous Australians in the state’s jails represent a ‘major issue’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The number of Aboriginal
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Does it really make our country a better place to imprison a whistleblower whose actions led to public interest reporting on war crimes in Afghanistan? What does it say about our democracy that the first person imprisoned in relation to war crimes
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The commonwealth had state electrical vehicle taxes struck down in court. Now reform is stuck in the slow lane Tax reform is hard. It creates winners and losers. But there are some taxes that seek to correct unfairness and share the load
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So-called men’s rights activist claims Lehrmann is a victim but says she stopped short of chipping in for his legal defence. Plus: SMH columnists at war Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers this week revealed the former Liberal staffer did not have a secret financial
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High court dismisses challenge from Iranian asylum seeker, ruling that detention is lawful if non-citizens refuse to cooperate in deportation process Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
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Exclusive: One detainee recorded as being involved in ‘over 3,000 incidents’ in a year – an ‘incredibly unfeasible’ scenario, FOI documents say Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The secretive risk assessment tool used in
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In the first of a six-part special series for the Law Report we sniff out the neighbourhood smells that have landed in court, and talk to experts about our rights and responsibilities when it comes to local aromas. Read More Law Report
Legislation needed to limit use of stay applications and ensure justice for child abuse survivors, independent MP says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast New South Wales parliament will consider a bill to further restrict
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