The Law
NSW enacts Voluntary Assisted Dying
Wednesday, November 29 2023
New South Wales on Tuesday became the final state to ratify voluntary assisted dying, or VAD into law. This makes......
Whistleblower David McBride ready to go to jail for telling the truth
Wednesday, November 29 2023
David McBride, a former military lawyer, last week pleaded guilty to three charges, including stealing commonwealth information and passing it......
Declaration urges Australian governments to uphold protesting
Thursday, November 23 2023
The protest movement in Australia has seen a long history, as civil liberty groups have strived for change.Protesting has been......
Secrecy Reforms Keep Australia in the Dark
Wednesday, November 22 2023
Yesterday, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus announced reforms to the secrecy legislation that aims to harmonise the vast array of laws......
Indefinite immigration detention unlawful in landmark High Court ruling
Thursday, November 9 2023
Today refugee advocates and organisations welcome the High Court of Australia’s ruling of indefinite immigration detention being unlawful and unconstitutional.It......
No permission from authors: thousands of books found pirated to train AI
Thursday, November 2 2023
Artificial Intelligence is taking the creative sector by storm, but not always in a good way.An AI training dataset called......
Neurodivergent Kids Disproportionately Affected by Justice and Education Systems, advocates say
Monday, October 30 2023
In August this year, the Queensland government pushed for laws allowing police watchhouses and adult prisons to be used as......
WHO and UN call to end human rights abuses in mental health care
Friday, October 27 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UN) have jointly released a......
What next for treaty negotiations following Voice referendum
Thursday, October 26 2023
As several First Nations communities end a week of silence following the October 14 referendum, many across the country have......
First Nation’s community rally to close Unit 18
Thursday, October 26 2023
Hundreds gathered in Boorloo Perth last night to call for the Unit 18 child prison to be abolished. The rally was led......