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Feb 26, 2023
Really interesting and explains the law in an understandable way.
Sep 9, 2019
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From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.
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How should wrongful convictions be compensated?
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Is Australia fulfilling its legal duty to act on climate change? And High Court orders return of Bolivian artefact
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Fifty years of PNG's independence constitution
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Erin Patterson mushroom murder sentence explained
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Dezi Freeman and 'sovereign citizens'
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Law Report Special: Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Will 'post and boast' laws stop offenders bragging on social media? Australia tightens vaping regulations
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Nine's victory in Al Muderis defamation case; Legal fight over 'Never Get Busted' director credit
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Record damages in Mad Mex sexual harassment case; Reviewing the legal definition of terrorism
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Legal conditions for Palestinian statehood; Electronic wills after Covid
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Federal Court says Australian women can sue Qatar Airways over airport body searches
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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ICJ to deliver climate advisory opinion; Denmark's plan to let citizens copyright their face and voice
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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AI and automated decision making in government
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Law Report Special: Erin Patterson found guilty in triple mushroom murder
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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What happens inside the jury room?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Could a landmark US Supreme Court ruling expand Trump's powers?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Law Report Special: Antoinette Lattouf v ABC
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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'Pseudolaw' in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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NSW flood insurance crisis; Marking 50 years of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The case for stronger whistleblower protections in Australia
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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The mushroom murder trial; Tasmanian supermarket sued for banning entry to 'therapy alpaca'
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May 27, 2025 |
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"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events
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May 20, 2025 |
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Queensland reviews strangulation offence
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May 13, 2025 |
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Labor's election landslide; How companies use AI tools to disqualify job applicants
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May 06, 2025 |
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How family law courts deal with disputes over gender affirming hormone therapy for children
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer on open justice in the digital age
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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High Court upholds Queensland's "no body, no parole" laws; Endangered glider possums in court
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Can Trump's tariffs be challenged in court? Should we ban non-complete clauses?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Trump's war on the US judiciary
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Race, language and the Law
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Supporting survivors of sexual assault in the justice system
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Do you have a legal right to work from home?
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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High Court delivers ruling in KMD detention case; Closing arguments heard in Lattouf v ABC trial
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Do expanded federal surveillance laws go too far? And report warns private practitioners abandoning Legal Aid work
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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High Court rules judges can't be sued for damages; Legal rights and wrongs of lookalike products
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Australia's new hate crime laws; Criminal defences of sexomnia and parasomnia
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Should parents be prosecuted for withholding medical care from a child?
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Recording Indigenous testimony for use in future compensation claims
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Who can be held liable for bushfire damage?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Children and medical consent
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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NDAs in sexual harassment cases
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Two hundred years of the NSW Supreme Court
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Tikanga: Incorporating Māori concepts in NZ common law
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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How stressful is it to be a judge or magistrate?
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Decades on, suspect charged over Easey Street killings; Warning signs and legal liability
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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How police use and misuse tasers
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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How should the justice system respond when a judge commits a crime?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Vicarious liability and the Catholic Church; Driving with medicinal cannabis
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Could re-election end Trump's legal woes? And compensating invasions of privacy
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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The dilemmas of parole board decision making
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Unfair dismissal: From medical marijuana to outsourced workers
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Justice Kyrou on the new Administrative Review Tribunal
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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AI and the law
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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When can tenants challenge evictions?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Corporations and free speech
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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What's behind Mexico's plan to elect judges?
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Protecting the integrity of the jury system
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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New 'justice visa' for exploited migrant workers
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Investigating war crimes in the Israel-Gaza conflict
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Should the Attorney-General have power to block prosecutions of war crimes and crimes against humanity?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Women in Law
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Is there a role for restorative justice in sexual assault cases?
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Reforming sexual assault law in Australia
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Combatting illegal trade in human organs
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Solving Britain's prison crisis; kids who don't repay the 'bank of mum and dad'
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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How does a judge know if an offender is truly sorry?
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Children and medical consent
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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A deep dive into diplomatic immunity
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Should foreign judges sit on Hong Kong's highest court? Anti-discrimination laws in religious schools
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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How stressful is it to be a judge or magistrate?
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Protecting First Nations sacred sites: are Australian laws fit for the task?
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E5 | Fences
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Trump's legal woes; Bad Neighbours: fences
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E4 | Cars and apartments
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May 29, 2024 |
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Can X be held liable for publishing hate speech in Australia? Bad Neighbours: cars & apartments
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May 28, 2024 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E3 | Surveillance cameras
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May 22, 2024 |
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UK court ruling paves way for new Assange appeal against extradition; Bad Neighbours: surveillance cameras
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May 21, 2024 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E2 | Water
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May 16, 2024 |
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War crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced; Bad Neighbours: water
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May 14, 2024 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E1 | Smells
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May 08, 2024 |
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The end of non-compete clauses? Bad Neighbours: smells
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May 07, 2024 |
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Tikanga: Incorporating Māori concepts in NZ common law
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Jury selection in Trump's 'hush money' trial; monitoring dangerous offenders after release from prison
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Judge rules, on balance of probabilities, Lehrmann raped Higgins
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Do Queensland's criminal defence laws need to be reformed?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Two hundred years of the NSW Supreme Court
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Movements in work safety: Victoria's first industrial manslaughter prosecutions and feedback on OH&S laws
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Protecting IP rights: a guide for divorcees and inventors
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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"Trapped in silence": The campaign to end NDA misuse
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Do we have healthy industry competition in Australia?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Julian Assange: Will Britain's High Court approve new appeal against US extradition?
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Mother of US school shooter found guilty of manslaughter; the death penalty in China
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Derek Bromley to make new parole bid 40 years after murder conviction
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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ICJ issues interim measures in Israel genocide case; UK faces legal challenge over Northern Ireland amnesty law
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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High tech solutions to age-old crime of livestock theft
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Justice, but not in my language: Aboriginal interpreter shortage in NT courts
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Could sending an emoji land you in legal trouble?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Singing to the Sea
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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'Sovereign citizens' in the courts
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Avoiding the legal risks of office Christmas parties
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Grant Donaldson SC on balancing open justice and national security
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Battle of the burger chains; hundreds sentenced in Italy mafia trial
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Jurors who do their own research; prosecuting violence in sport
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Why did the High Court rule indefinite immigration detention unlawful?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Naming sexual assault suspects in the media; surveillance in the workplace
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Judicial capacity building in the Pacific
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Chief Justice Susan Kiefel speaks to the Law Report
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Voice referendum aftermath; Queensland introduces legislation to criminalise coercive control
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Constitutional implications of Indigenous Voice proposal; could pill testing save lives?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Disability royal commission delivers findings; 'Fake nurse' jailed in Australian legal first
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Victorian nurse becomes first voluntary assisted dying patient to donate organs
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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'Voices' to parliament in Scandinavia
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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The Voice and how Indigenous knowledge can help close the gap
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Judge liable for wrongful imprisonment and a Palawa lawyer's case for No
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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New legal service for whistleblowers and Australia’s worst case of malicious prosecution
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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ACT leads the way in assisting vulnerable people in court
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Community conversations on the Voice referendum; the Sofronoff inquiry leak
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Could sending an emoji land you in legal trouble?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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02/ Justice, but not in my language
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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01/ Justice, but not in my language
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Singing to the sea
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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'Tsunami of suffering': Robodebt royal commission findings explained
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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National Anti-Corruption Commission begins investigations; juror misconceptions in sexual assault trials
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Kids' book points refugee mums to legal help
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Does Australia need a Criminal Cases Review Commission?
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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US lawyer faces sanctions over ChatGPT use; what family courts can do for Indigenous Australians
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Ben Roberts Smith loses defamation case, Kathleen Folbigg released from prison
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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PwC tax leaks scandal; overcoming obstacles for deaf & blind jurors
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May 30, 2023 |
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How does a judge know if an offender is truly sorry?
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May 23, 2023 |
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'Green transition', mining & Indigenous rights
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May 16, 2023 |
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Compensation for sporting injuries; changes to Centrelink relationship assessments
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May 09, 2023 |
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'Sovereign citizens' in the courts
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May 02, 2023 |
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Murdoch, Dominion & Crikey; the secret trial of 'Witness J'
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines; What is the 'dark fleet'?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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ACT law to ban non-urgent surgery for intersex children; cryptocurrency in crime
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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WA bikies convicted for displaying club tattoos
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Indigenous Voice: Justice Kenneth Hayne speaks to the Law Report
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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SAS Veteran charged with war crimes: protestor prison sentence quashed: Botox alternative in High Court
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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High Court overturns marijuana house murder convictions; tax help for prisoners
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Duggan faces 'unusual' extradition charges; Australian regulators target corporate 'greenwashing'
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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US ruling to ban caste discrimination; UN expert warns against gay conversion practices
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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High tech solutions to age-old crime of livestock theft
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Visa cancellations & deportation
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Victoria commits to overhauling strict bail laws
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Surprising Decisions About Legal Liability in Car Accidents
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Why was the AAT abolished? The dangers of witnessing wills remotely
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters?
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Can machines invent and animals create?
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Gender diversity on the bench
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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How Afghan women judges found safety in Australia
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Singing to the sea
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E4 | overshadowing solar panels
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Data breaches and the Privacy Act; what are your rights when it comes to your home's access to sunlight?
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E3 | Pesky pets
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Youth in detention; what are your rights when it comes to pets in apartments?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E2 | Troublesome trees
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Big banks settle insurance class actions; what are your rights in neighbour disputes over trees?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E1 | Noisy neighbours
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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NSW coronial reform; what are your rights when it comes to noisy neighbours?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Inside Thomas Embling Hospital, a forensic health facility
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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'Juror misconduct' ends parliament rape trial; 'proper inquiry' in road accidents
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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UN experts suspend detention visits; and the use of secret evidence in court
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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UN calls for unlimited access for team inspecting detention facilities
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Lawyers 'pressure test' Indigenous voice proposal; how should judges be appointed?
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Does the Government's proposed anti-corruption legislation go far enough?
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Police body cameras in domestic violence incidents
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Fears states could expand use of 'post-sentence' detention after Garlett ruling
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Queen's role in Australia's constitution
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Judicial review to examine 'Croatian Six' convictions
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Chris Dawson trial: former teacher found guilty of wife's murder
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Government releases legal advice on Morrison's secret ministerial appointments
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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High Court rejects activists' challenge to NSW surveillance laws, and women bring prison stories to the stage
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Life, death and the law
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Legal decisions and analytics
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters?
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Queensland bans 'claim farming'; should media coverage affect sentencing decisions?
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Vanuatu's push for international court action on climate change
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Victoria's Nazi swastika law prompts call for national ban
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Attorney General Mark Dreyfus speaks to the Law Report
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Can machines invent, and animals create?
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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High Court curbs minister's citizenship powers, and landmark ruling on unpaid wages
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Judge v jury trials
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Fiji environmental crime verdict 'sets precedent'
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May 31, 2022 |
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Radio on the inside
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May 24, 2022 |
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When is a de facto relationship over?
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May 17, 2022 |
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Fears US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade after draft opinion leaked
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May 10, 2022 |
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Russia accuses NATO of 'proxy war' in Ukraine, and juror misconduct
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May 03, 2022 |
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Employer liability for psychiatric injury
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Why gender diversity on the bench is important
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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How Afghan women judges found safety in Australia
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Cheng Lei awaits China trial verdict, and Vic court rules on wind farm noise
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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'Predatory lending', and supporting Indigenous people in NT watch houses
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Gathering evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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The legal needs of flood victims, and Kumanjayi Walker murder trial aquittal
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Ukraine: how clear are the laws of war? And women's rights to inherit land
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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ICC to launch Ukraine war crimes probe, and NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst retires
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Sandy Hook settlement, and pets in family law disputes
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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High Court rulings clarify contract worker status
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Are Australia's political donation laws fit for purpose?
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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When does misrepresenting professional experience become a criminal offence?
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Deporting Djokovic, and Catholic diocese found vicariously liable in historical child sex abuse case
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Crime and justice in the Torres Strait, and Cape York’s Licensing Muster program
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Inside Thomas Embling Hospital, a forensic health facility
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Court rules couples can conspire, and how brain implants might transform criminal law
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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How itchy underpants created Australia's consumer laws
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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'Squatters' rights', and UK health laws
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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US trademark dispute threatens ugg boot business, and deportation fears for returned prison escapee
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Sue Neill-Fraser loses appeal against murder conviction
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Could AI help make the law more accessible for disabled people?
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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'Body modification' on trial
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Adriana Rivas mounts new appeal against Chile extradition
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Reforming NSW sexual consent laws
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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UK legal action over rugby league players’ brain injury, and deciding judicial recusals in Australian courts
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Assange extradition appeal, WikiLeaks and journalism
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Climate science dismissal case sparks academic freedom debate, High Court quashes Palmer $30bn WA compensation challenge
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Judicial impartiality, and court disclosure obligations for electronic evidence
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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'Squatters' rights', and UK health laws
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Regulating Covid-19 misinformation and social media influencers
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Britain’s offshore detention plans, and investigating human rights violations
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Media impact of High Court defamation ruling, and NT youth bail laws
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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How does Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine injury scheme compare to compensation programs abroad?
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Passenger injured in stolen car denied compensation and Covid-19 death ruled workplace injury
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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What future for Afghanistan after Taliban return?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Victorian tenant evicted after COVID19 moratorium ends. Also, can you sue over negative online reviews?
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Balancing individual and community rights in a pandemic
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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WA Parliament debates new child protection laws
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Covid19 vaccination litigation in the US and transporting jurors virtually to the scene of the crime
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Proceeds of crime
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Climate change litigation
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Bougainville independence talks underway. And are judges too lenient when sentencing sex offenders?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Overwhelming support for constitutionally enshrined indigenous voice
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Witness K and the public interest
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Crime and Justice in the Torres Strait and Cape York’s Licensing Muster program
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Vaccine passports and global snapshot of LGBTQI discrimination
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Porter v ABC and AGL v Greenpeace
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Victoria's Yoo-rrook Justice Commission and new research on Magistrate stress levels
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May 25, 2021 |
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Improving the justice system for sexual assault survivors
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May 18, 2021 |
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Federal Court rejects challenge to India travel ban. And rugby's no fault standdown rule [Updated audio]
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May 11, 2021 |
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Drug driving truckies and outraging public decency
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May 04, 2021 |
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Australia's whistle-blower protection laws. And is it time for a vaccine injury compensation scheme?
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Court rules couples can conspire and how brain implants might transform criminal law
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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The findings of two significant Coronial Inquests
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Apr 13, 2021 |