The Law

The New South Wales Government has announced that emergency powers granted to police during the Cronulla riots to prevent public...

Yesterday on the Wire we heard human rights lawyer Julian Burnside talking about his own personal journey from ordinary lawyer...

Well known Melbourne QC Julian Burnside wasn’t always an outspoken champion of human rights. In his new book “Watching Brief...

Over the past few years, anti-smoking legislation has been phased in around the country, and tonight South Australia becomes the...

The French Parliament’s passed an immigration bill that’s been labelled racist and has been compared to anti-Jewish discrimination during Nazi-ruled...

The media has missed David Hicks, but he’s back and still scandalous. South Australian parliament has passed a new bill...

Queensland now joins New South Wales and Victoria in passing legislation that allows scientists to clone embryos for research. The...

Currently, Queensland is the only State or Territory where the age of consent for gay and straight sex is not...

The NSW Court of Criminal appeal is currently considering whether victim impact statements should be taken into consideration when sentencing...

Australia’s Privacy Act is set for a major overhaul, after the Australian Law Reform Commission released a discussion paper for...