The Law

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...

Justice Michael Kirby is certainly our most high profile High Court judge, both for his frequent dissenting judgements and for...

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...

This week, the Federal Senate will debate new legislation that effectively allows mobile phones to be turned into tracking devices...

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