The Law
NSW to Implement ‘No Body No Parole’ Laws
Tuesday, September 20 2022
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has today announced his intention to implement ‘No Body No Parole’ (NBNP) laws, this......
Indigeneity not always equal to citizenship
Wednesday, September 7 2022
Indigenous non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia, ending the former Coalition government’s attempt to......
Discrimination Act review submitted in Queensland
Thursday, September 1 2022
The Queensland Human Rights Commission presented a review of the Discrimination Act 1991 to State Parliament today. The intention of......
Victoria passes affirmative consent laws
Wednesday, August 31 2022
The Victorian government has passed new affirmative consent laws. This could potentially change the way that sexual assault cases are......
Crikey! What was that lawsuit
Wednesday, August 24 2022
Yesterday Crikey received formal writs for defamation from Lachlan Murdoch. When President Donald Trump’s crowd of supporters marched down to......
Calls to Close Tasmanian Youth Detention Centre
Wednesday, August 24 2022
Recent sessions of Tasmania’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings have revealed much about the state’s......
Google wins High Court defamation case
Friday, August 19 2022
This week, the High Court has ruled Google is not a publisher of the websites it links to in search......
Child sex tourism perceptions and legalities understudied
Thursday, August 18 2022
A new peer-reviewed research found out the perceptions of child sex tourism in Chinese tourists. While in some countries child......
New Bill Proposes an End to Indefinite Offshore Detention
Tuesday, August 16 2022
Earlier this Month Independent MP Andrew Wilkie introduced the Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Detention 2022 bill to the house of......
Questions Emerge About Coercive Control
Monday, August 15 2022
Chief officials gathered last Friday to discuss the nation’s response to the criminalisation of coercive control. This meeting followed the......