It would be extremely controversial for the High Court to invalidate border closures imposed by a state government if there’s a reasonable health justification for the measure.
An investigation commissioned by the High Court has found former judge Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young female associates who worked for him when he was on the court.
For any physical inconvenience or emotional distress caused by a tour operator, there is a legal precedent for claiming compensation. But, as with all contracts, you need to read the fine print.
The ability to remove an Indigenous person from their traditional country shows how Australia is still asserting colonial power over the identity of its First Peoples.
The High Court has referred George Pell’s application for special leave to the court’s full bench.
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The High Court has referred Cardinal George Pell’s application for special leave to appeal his convictions to the full bench of the High Court.
Geo-location technology can be used to block online content within a specified area in the world, thereby allowing for differences in national laws.
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The order requires Facebook, Twitter and Google to remove certain content globally, based on it being defamatory under India’s local law.
In a landmark decision, High Court ruled that the federal government may legitimately restrict the right of public servants to express political views.
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The decision confirms the steady march of employer control over workers’ private views and activities, supported by courts and tribunals over many years.
The posters in question, such as this one in the seat of Chisholm, are written in Chinese and are in the same colours used by the AEC.
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Winning the case will be difficult, because it’s not enough to show the posters were misleading – the petitioners will need to show it affected the outcome in the seat.
The ABC and News Corp have argued that the AFP raids infringe the “implied freedom of political communication” protected by the Australian Constitution.
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Media companies’ legal challenges to the legitimacy of recent AFP raids will allow the courts to clarify where the line is between national security and press freedom.
Who’s your daddy? This latest court case doesn’t provide any certainty for donors, women and their children.
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When can a donor be a legal parent? The latest High Court ruling doesn’t make it clear how much involvement a donor needs to have.
There are competing laws at the state and Commonwealth level that define who can be determined as a “parent,” a conflict the High Court decision did not necessarily clear up.
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The High Court has decided that a man who donated sperm to a friend is considered a legal parent – a ruling that could have a chilling effect on similar artificial insemination arrangements.
Then Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Health Minister Tanya Plibersek after the High Court rejected the legal challenge by tobacco companies to plain packaging laws, August 15, 2012.
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Australia comprehensively defeated the tobacco giant, but is left with a multi million dollar bill.
The High Court has awarded the Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples just over A$2.5 million for the loss of 1.27sqkm of non-exclusive native title at Timber Creek, Northern Territory.
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