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'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.

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'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

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.

Indigenous activist continues royal fight over genocide

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

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.

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Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

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

Corruption watchdog powers boosted after CFMEU scandal

Corruption watchdog powers boosted after CFMEU scandal

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.

Hope fades for national gun law reforms after Bondi

Hope fades for national gun law reforms after Bondi

Hope fades for national gun law reforms after Bondi

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

No gun cap as Victoria moves to bolster firearm laws

No gun cap as Victoria moves to bolster firearm laws

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

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

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

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'

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

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

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

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.

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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.

Law loophole lament as accused paramedic stabber held

A man will remain behind bars charged with the attempted murder of a paramedic as politicians commit to changing laws for assaulting emergency workers.

'Different outcome' possible with victim law reforms

An advocate who spent years pursuing her alleged abuser believes her case may have turned out differently if state government law reforms had been in place.

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'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

The 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre has renewed conversations around gun reform and whether caps on weapons should be implemented.

Constitutional fight looms over banned protest chants

Police have made more arrests under controversial hate speech laws as pro-Palestinian protesters vow to mount a legal challenge after another defiant rally.

No anniversary celebrations for death in custody report

More than 600 Indigenous people have died in custody in the 35 years since a royal commission's landmark report, with many of its recommendations ignored.

Revised donation laws vow after High Court ruling

The High Court has quashed state political donation restrictions in a ruling with wide-reaching implications, though a state government will push for change.

Roblox's game-changing safety overhaul under scrutiny

The sweeping changes to the controversial gaming platform came after Communications Minister Anika Wells called for an urgent meeting.

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference.

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