As the US example shows, freedom of religion should not be allowed to morph into the right to discriminate.

Law firm Maurice Blackburn that plans to use Australian consumer law to argue that poker machine operators are engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct to trick gamblers into using poker machines.

As we take necessary steps towards shedding discrimination in relation to marriage in Australia, we must also consider removing it from our legislation.

The Martin Place camp and others like it should make us uncomfortable. We live in a system that creates and tolerates homelessness.

The federal government has indicated that it is considering repealing an exemption in the Competition and Consumer Act that provides for boycotts of companies on environmental grounds. The government is…

The federal government want to stop green groups from using “lawfare”. But proposed changes threaten to seriously curtail public interest litigation in Australia.

A court case against a poker machine manufacturer and casino operator could set a precedent for every poker machine in Australia.

Critics say that #MeToo has turned the legal principle of innocent until proven guilty on its head, but such comments privilege the rights of perpetrators over justice for victims.

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After the Directions Tree was cut down last week, Australian academics - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous - have come together in ‘sorrow and anger’.