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Legal aid access 'core' to ending gender-based violence

Legal aid access 'core' to ending gender-based violence

A peak women's body is pushing for legal assistance to be recognised as a frontline service as the nation seeks to stifle gender-based violence.

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Salman Rushdie, the prize-winning author of novels such as the controversial The Satanic Verses, testified about the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye.

Contentious hate speech laws face High Court challenge

Contentious hate speech laws face High Court challenge

Contentious hate speech laws face High Court challenge

Contentious hate speech laws face High Court challenge

Pro-Palestine protesters are taking a state’s new hate speech laws to the High Court, arguing a ban on two slogans unlawfully criminalises political speech.

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Pizza workers slice up misleading Domino's wage claim

Pizza workers slice up misleading Domino's wage claim

Low-paid franchisee workers have been handed a landmark legal win after a fast food giant was found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.

Family violence victims to lose vital access to justice

Family violence victims to lose vital access to justice

Vital volunteers who help victim-survivors of family violence navigate the justice system will be ripped from family courts unless urgent funding is secured.

Pianist's disappointment after bosses claim court win

Pianist's disappointment after bosses claim court win

A pianist sacked after telling an audience Israel deliberately targeted journalists to curb war crimes reporting has opened up on a high-profile court loss.

Free speech legal loss low note for dumped pianist

Free speech legal loss low note for dumped pianist

An orchestra did not take action against an international concert pianist because of his political beliefs, a federal court judge has determined.

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Harry set to learn ruling in Daily Mail court case

Harry set to learn ruling in Daily Mail court case

Harry set to learn ruling in Daily Mail court case

Harry set to learn ruling in Daily Mail court case

Prince Harry, Elton John and other celebrities will soon find out the result of their High Court case against the Daily Mail’s publisher.

In from the cold: Indigenous women find home after jail

In from the cold: Indigenous women find home after jail

In from the cold: Indigenous women find home after jail

In from the cold: Indigenous women find home after jail

An innovative program has helped Aboriginal women secure stable housing after leaving custody, in a bid to reduce exposure to homelessness, violence and crime.

US prosecutors told to prioritise 'birth tourism' probe

US prosecutors told to prioritise 'birth tourism' probe

US prosecutors told to prioritise 'birth tourism' probe

US prosecutors told to prioritise 'birth tourism' probe

The Trump administration is targeting people it says come to the US to secure citizenship for their child after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship.

'Political disturbance': grandma on hate speech charge

'Political disturbance': grandma on hate speech charge

'Political disturbance': grandma on hate speech charge

'Political disturbance': grandma on hate speech charge

A Gaza flotilla member has been charged with using a banned phrase after protesters gathered outside a court to support pro-Palestine activists.

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss Andrew Forrest has sent a warning to employees in the wake of a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment at the company's mining camps.

'Needs not deeds': benefits of keeping kids out of jail

'Needs not deeds': benefits of keeping kids out of jail

'Needs not deeds': benefits of keeping kids out of jail

'Needs not deeds': benefits of keeping kids out of jail

Children who go to jail are far more likely to re-offend compared to those who go into diversion and support programs, an inquiry has been told.

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

An independent investigation could be held into the detention of almost a dozen Australians taken by Israel while trying to deliver aid to war-torn Gaza.

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Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.

Israel kills five in Gaza as Egypt hosts ceasefire meet

An Israeli strike has killed five people in Gaza as Hamas and Israel trade blame for truce violations and Egypt hosts new talks to salvage the ceasefire deal.

'Gets nasty': dying without a will can harm loved ones

Where there is a will, there is a way, except when you die without one - a lack of estate planning can trigger headaches for loved ones, experts say.

Film shines light on systemic silencing by the law

Brittany Higgins reveals the toll of disclosing her rape allegations in a powerful Australian documentary charting how the law can be used to silence women.

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Men asked to step up for equality at global summit

Australian voices have contributed to a global festival of creativity and activism promoting caring manhood and how men can help further equality in the world.

Hope fades for national gun law reforms after Bondi

Most states have turned their back on nationally consistent gun law reforms spearheaded by the federal government in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre.

Flotilla activists take evidence to international court

Australian members of a global Gaza aid flotilla are taking allegations of brutal treatment at the hands of Israeli forces to the International Criminal Court.

Confidence in criminal justice system hits record low

Public confidence in NSW's criminal justice system sank to an all-time low in 2025, a report shows, dropping to levels never seen since records began in 2007.

Stolen Generations still paying price of forced removal

The many thousands of Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families from 1910 to 1970 are being remembered as part of National Sorry Day.

'Absolute hell': emotional return for flotilla group

A group of Australians who were detained by Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza have described harrowing experiences in custody as they arrived home.

'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during autopsies and kept without consent.

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