In recent years, Australia has been dubbed the “defamation capital of the world”. High-profile legal stoushes in the headlines seem to back this up. How can we reconcile this with freedom of speech?
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Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
The bill, which aims to force people to cooperate in their own deportation, was subject to an inquiry. The government wants to proceed with the bill unchanged, despite widespread community concerns.
In the dissenting report to the deportation bill, the Coalition says it supports the policy intent of the legislation but has significant concerns about potential unintended consequences.
The government has failed in its attempt to ram unprecedented changes to the migration act through parliament. The laws, now being reviewed by a senate committee, could be disastrous.
The government will head back to the High Court next month for another immigration case. If it loses, there could be wide-ranging consequences.
The High Court isn’t usually front and centre in politics. But when it is, it can land unexpected punches that throw governments off balance.
Electric vehicle owners appear to have no clear right to a refund despite the High Court determining that the tax charged by Victoria was invalid.
The High Court has ruled the right to charge an electric vehicle tax rests with the Commonwealth despite the Constitution not mentioning cars or roads.
Since the High Court’s establishment, women have come a long way – and a majority female bench will have significant implications.
A 1971 High Court ruling on rugby league contracts set an important Australian precedent on human rights. Fifty years on, we need to decide if players deserve the right to a presumption of innocence.
This is a big win for Australia’s consumer watchdog in its ongoing battle against misleading environmental claims.
Sexual harassment is endemic within the law. This inquiry’s finding must be the catalyst for genuine and long overdue change in the profession.
The High Court of Australia has given the Australia Taxation Office a green light to use leaked information about Glencore and offshore tax havens.
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
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.
Who is a child’s legal parent? The question is at the heart of a case due before the High Court this year. It may have implications for children born via IVF or surrogacy, and the people who raise them.
The royal commission will examine the conduct of a defence barrister who became an informant to the police - supplying information on her own clients that had been given to her in strict confidence.
A challenge in the High Court, starting today, will argue that “safe access zones” around abortion clinics impede the constitutional right to freedom of political speech. Here’s why that’s wrong.
Problems with section 44 of the Constitution have absorbed a great deal of time, money and energy over the past year – it’s time all politicians worked towards genuine reform.
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