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'Zero tolerance' in crackdown on drug, drink driving

'Zero tolerance' in crackdown on drug, drink driving

The Queensland government has announced tougher penalties for high-risk, dangerous, drink and drug driving, including for medical cannabis users.

'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.

Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

Beware AI cowboys: warning amid data centre stampede

The race to build data centres could come with a risk: "fly-by-night" operators with little concern for Australia's best interests.

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'Human composting' bill promises a new way to be buried

'Human composting' bill promises a new way to be buried

Ashes to ashes, dust to plant feed: an Australian state is edging closer to a greener alternative to traditional burials dubbed "a bit weird" by its premier.

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Police powers aim to avoid repeat of violent protests

Influences involved in a notorious protest at a defence conference could travel to Western Australia to target this year's edition, officials warn.

'Absolute rubbish': work-from-home laws draw fresh flak

'Absolute rubbish': work-from-home laws draw fresh flak

Laws enshrining the legal right to work from home have arrived in the Victorian parliament, angering sections of the state's business community.

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

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.

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Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Prosecutors are seeking to retry a man acquitted of rape after claiming forensic retesting uncovered new evidence following a state's DNA lab debacle.

Tick of approval for upping the volume at iconic venue

Tick of approval for upping the volume at iconic venue

Tick of approval for upping the volume at iconic venue

Tick of approval for upping the volume at iconic venue

Australia's most powerful music aficionado has given the thumbs-up to increasing the volume and crowd capacity at the nation's most famous concert venue.

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

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

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

'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.

Tired MPs pass political donation laws as lawyers lurk

Tired MPs pass political donation laws as lawyers lurk

Tired MPs pass political donation laws as lawyers lurk

Tired MPs pass political donation laws as lawyers lurk

State MPs have sat into the wee hours to pass laws to restore political donation rules that could attract another High Court challenge.

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

Thousands of medicinal cannabis users will be able to take the wheel without fear of losing their licence under groundbreaking reforms to drug driving laws.

'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

Imprisonment of Aboriginal women is the highest on record with advocates saying the increase has been driven by remand rates reaching critical levels.

Film shines light on systemic silencing by the law

Film shines light on systemic silencing by the law

Film shines light on systemic silencing by the law

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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Indigenous activist continues royal fight over genocide

An Aboriginal elder, supported by hundreds of activists, has continued his fight to prosecute King Charles for genocide in court.

Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

The government is attempting to repeal more than 300 secrecy offences to re-balance the tension between security and the public's right to know.

Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

The White Australia Party is about to find out whether it can continue operating under hate laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

Corruption watchdog powers boosted after CFMEU scandal

A state government has buckled to pressure to give the corruption watchdog "follow the money" powers following the CFMEU scandal.

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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.

No gun cap as Victoria moves to bolster firearm laws

The Victorian government has accepted most of the recommendations from a review of the state's gun laws, but won't limit licence holders to four firearms.

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Anti-discrimination advocates are celebrating a court upholding the rights of a trans woman to access a women-only platform as the coalition vows law changes.

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

The consumer watchdog will be seeking a "significant penalty" to act as a deterrent to Coles and others, after a court found the supermarket misled shoppers.

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Indigenous rights group believe proposed child safety reforms will "deepen an already devastating crisis" and portrays Aboriginal communities as dangerous.

Goat slaughter footage could hold key to press freedom

Whistleblowers and journalists stand to be disadvantaged if a ruling on copyright laws is not thrown out by Australia's highest court, advocates claim.

Domestic violence laws to crack down on covert stalking

Domestic violence perpetrators who use tracking devices to covertly stalk and harass will face imprisonment as new laws aim to address tech-facilitated abuse.

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