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Politics • 12 December 2024
New Qld law ‘an international embarrassment’ for Australia, says children’s commissioner
According to the National Children’s Commissioner, the Sunshine State’s controversial Making Queensland Safer Bill has a...
Big Law • 05 November 2024
New book explores essential human considerations in age of AI
Former human rights commissioner Ed Santow has co-authored a book, published by LexisNexis, examining the rise of AI and its...
Politics • 02 October 2024
The roadmap for reforming children’s justice outcomes in Australia
A minister for children and ratification of a United Nations convention are two of numerous recommendations from the Human...
Politics • 29 August 2024
A lawyer’s plea for better support for LGBTI elders
Despite significant strides towards equality in many areas of life, LGBTI elders remain among the most vulnerable, facing...
In a major modern slavery case, the Federal Court has found that the former Sri Lankan deputy high commissioner owes her...
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The Australian Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind a private member’s bill that would recognise the...
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In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing...
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Professor Catherine Renshaw has been appointed as the new dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney University.
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A private member’s bill has been introduced to both chambers of Parliament, raising the question of whether adequate...
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Jennifer Robinson, the human rights barrister representing Julian Assange in his extradition fight, said Australians...
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After NSW became the last state to issue a formal apology to the LGBTI community for historic anti-gay laws, Michael...
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A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that Australia should enact its first federal Human Rights Act. However,...
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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named a principal from national law firm Maurice Blackburn as Australia’s new race...
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If a Charter of Human Rights existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of concerning decisions and policies could...
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