The implied freedom of political communication has been at the centre of several recent high-profile court decisions. The Law Report asks: do Australians have a constitutional right to freedom of speech? And what form does it take? Read More Law Report
Queensland puberty blocker ban reinstated by health minister hours after supreme court overturned it
Move comes after parent successfully challenged LNP’s previous ban on new patients under 18 accessing hormone treatments for gender dysphoria Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland health minister has issued a new order banning the
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A remote spy base and a ‘criminal’ blockade raise questions about Australia’s complicity in Gaza war
A protest over Pine Gap’s claimed role in genocide has refocused attention on the secretive US satellite base near Alice Springs Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Straight and bare, Hatt Road runs south-west from Mparntwe-Alice Springs
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Female members of the military shouldn’t have to fight off their colleagues on a daily basis, lawyer says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Women who allegedly suffered
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Girl’s family had told the man, known by pseudonym ‘Mercury’, to meet with them by Wednesday midnight or they would make his identity public Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily
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Inquiry hears of boom in cult activity as coercive groups promise recruits ‘simple answers to complex problems’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Raphael Aron took his first call from a cult survivor in the 1970s during
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Exclusive: Looming overhaul of protections should also include definition of ‘unacceptable impact’ on environment, Murray Watt says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Albanese
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The Federal Government says it wants to reform the Freedom of Information system – what’s in the proposed changes? And is the law keeping up with the growing number of pornographic deepfake images of young people being shared online? Read More Law
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PAG had challenged expanded police powers to restrict protests near places of worship Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales supreme court has struck down
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Organisations say the government’s bid to make spy agency’s post-9/11 questioning powers permanent could damage civil liberties Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor’s moves to expand Asio’s
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