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There is strong evidence that cannabis is useful for treating a range of conditions. Legalising small-scale cultivation is a start to helping those in need.
Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill for a same-sex marriage plebiscite to parliament on Wednesday.
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We don’t have to love a process like a plebiscite, or think it ideal, to make the most of it.
Helen Titchener stood trial for stabbing her husband Rob on the BBC Radio 4 drama.
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The Archers’s character may have been acquitted of attempted murder in the BBC radio show, but she now faces a battle over child arrangements.
A Hanjin Shipping Co ship stranded outside the Port of Long Beach, California, one of many around the world.
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South Korean Hanjin Shipping has ships and crews stranded in ports around the world as creditors and customers wait to see if the company can be saved.
ASIO head Duncan Lewis has called for change to the way it issues questioning and detention warrants for terror suspects.
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What are ASIO’s powers in detaining and questioning terror suspects? Does it need more to be effective?
Harriet Wran was sentenced to four years in prison with a non-parole period of two.
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The internet and social media have expanded the potential for more enduring forms of non-judicial punishment by way of continued denigration, humiliation and abuse.
Needle match. tension in the court room can push parents away.
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Harsh tales of mothers and fathers thrust into the court system as they seek the best treatment for a sick child are a warning.
Blind to the problems?
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Access to justice is still deeply unequal when it comes to low level disputes over bad service or faulty goods.
The plebiscite on whether Australia should legalise same-sex marriage is constitutionally unnecessary.
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It’s the plebiscite Australia doesn’t have to have. But if the plebiscite on marriage equality goes ahead, how should it be designed?
Catching up on the UK news.
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The case of a man stripped of his EU citizenship offers some guidance for emigrants living in legally uncharted territory after the Brexit vote.
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Online fraud is now the most common type of crime, so what should the police and tech firms do to put a stop to these often invisible attacks.
A typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
Race relations with the US police are again under focus.
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Technology poses a challenge to how we treat suspects and police society.
On a knife edge. British sport faces uncertain times.
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The European Union has a deep, and maybe unbreakable reach into our sporting life.
Germans have been protesting against rape laws for years.
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German criminal law has not recognised rape unless the victim physically resists the attack. But a high-profile trial could be about to change that.
People queue to apply for social grants in Cape Town, South Africa.
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What seems to be a simple question of banks’ responsibilities is actually a major issue playing out where social security, banking, property, criminal and constitutional law intersect.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court embodies values of justice and transformation. How can law schools do the same?
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For law faculties, the transformative vision embodied in South Africa’s constitution provides a potent driver for change. So what does a transformed law faculty look like?
Any judicial review of government’s spending choices must contribute to transformative constitutionalism.
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South Africa’s Constitution enjoins government to act “reasonably” in ensuring that basic socioeconomic rights are progressively realised. But the government has limited resources.
Clergymen who conceal sex abuse offences are guilty of betraying the trust vested in them.
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Church cover-ups are extremely serious. Child victims are especially vulnerable and often suffer long-term psychological harm.
Senator Sam Dastyari, who has been involved in scrutinising the banks, and former Commonwealth Bank employee turned whistleblower Jeff Morris.
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Whistleblowers need better incentives, compensation and protection under Australian law, especially those in the private and not-for-profit sectors.