Law (Australia)
Australia news live: Andrew Wilkie calls on PM to ‘make a personal plea’ to Biden for Assange’s release
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Caitlin Cassidy (now) and Natasha May (earlier)
09, Jun, 2023 @7:30 AM
Labor’s new grant category proposal criticised by legal experts as ‘retrograde step’
Awarding grants for explicit decisions of government risks ‘entrenching a system of permissible pork-barrelling’, barrister says
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
08, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Leaked Brittany Higgins material to be raised in federal court hearing of Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
The federal court will consider the audio and text messages of Higgins and her partner David Sharaz published by several media outlets
Nino Bucci
08, Jun, 2023 @9:02 AM
‘Red flags everywhere’: high court asks Catholic church why it didn’t investigate priest’s abuse 50 years ago
High court of Australia is considering a NSW court’s permanent stay in a case brought by a woman who alleges she was abused as a 14-year-old
Christopher Knaus
08, Jun, 2023 @5:38 AM
An Australian airline cancelled our flight and we want a refund. Is there anything we can do?
Airline policies often allow for more than consumers know about, says Australian consumer law and policy professional Kat George. But getting your entitlements could be hard work
Kat George
08, Jun, 2023 @12:41 AM
Senate hears details of PwC attempts to deflect investigations into tax leak scandal
Inquiry told of consultancy’s use of tens of thousands of claims of client privilege to avoid scrutiny
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
07, Jun, 2023 @8:01 AM
ACT minister calls on commonwealth to drop prosecution of defence whistleblower David McBride
Veterans minister Emma Davidson says prosecution of military lawyer who served in Afghanistan is not in the public interest
Christopher Knaus
07, Jun, 2023 @5:09 AM
‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp
Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender
Ben Smee
06, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘I would not have survived’: inside the friendships that kept Kathleen Folbigg going for 20 years
Tracy Chapman’s unyielding push against the judicial system galvanised a support network that helped secure justice for her childhood friend
Jordyn Beazley
06, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Commonwealth Bank fined a record $3.55m for breaching spam laws with millions of emails
Australian Communications and Media Authority says bank sent 65m customer emails that breached Spam Act
Josh Taylor
06, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM
Central bank going ‘rogue’, senator claims – as it happened
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Emily Wind and Natasha May (earlier)
06, Jun, 2023 @8:35 AM
Kathleen Folbigg says her freedom is ‘a victory for science and especially truth’
Former prisoner says she is eternally grateful to her friends and will always think of, grieve for and love her children
Jordyn Beazley and Tamsin Rose
06, Jun, 2023 @6:10 AM
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