Law (Australia)

Article image
Australia news live: Andrew Wilkie calls on PM to ‘make a personal plea’ to Biden for Assange’s release
Follow the day’s news, live

Caitlin Cassidy (now) and Natasha May (earlier)

09, Jun, 2023 @7:30 AM

Article image
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

Article image
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

Article image
‘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

Article image
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

Article image
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

Article image
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

Article image
‘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

Article image
‘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

Article image
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

Article image
Central bank going ‘rogue’, senator claims – as it happened
This blog is now closed.

Emily Wind and Natasha May (earlier)

06, Jun, 2023 @8:35 AM

Article image
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

1 / 214 pages