Mary Gaudron, first female judge of Australia’s high court, dies aged 83

Legal pioneer remembered as an advocate for equality and champion of women in the workplaceFollow...

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NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 months

Trespass case launched by two mothers settled after officers often went to families’ houses...

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White Australia party is ‘modern manifestation’ of Nazi movement and should be banned, commonwealth tells high court

The former National Socialist Network is challenging ban in high court, arguing law breaches...

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Ban on neo-Nazi White Australia party is ‘authoritarian’ and breaches constitution, high court hears

Lawyers also argue commonwealth does not have the power to ban a political party, as the high court...

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Jury in Bruce Lehrmann’s Queensland rape trial may face questions about prior knowledge of case

Lehrmann is accused of raping a woman in 2021 and will stand trial in Toowoomba in November. He...

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Liberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary

Opposition leader Jess Wilson says new dedicated court of criminal appeal would set precedents for...

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3M knew for more than 50 years that its products could harm humans, Australian government alleges in court documents

Exclusive: federal government court filings claim internal company documents included warnings...

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David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents

Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail Follow our...

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Alan Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial

His legal strategy was apparent from the very first. Jones will, it was explicitly stated, seek to...

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Protesters launch high court challenge to Queensland ban on ‘from the river to the sea’

Exclusive: Lawsuit filed on behalf of seven protesters alleges ban amounts to ‘a direct,...

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Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales

Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving...

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Rebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by co-star after bitter dispute

Judge finds Wilson did not defame Charlotte MacInnes, lead actor in Pitch Perfect star’s...

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Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal

Catholic order with a record of child abuse could be subject to hundreds of redress claims worth up...

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British YouTuber Yung Filly appears in Australian court over rape allegations

Rapper pleads not guilty to six counts of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without consent...

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AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split

Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting...

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Abuse survivors launch bid to transfer claims to entity that benefited from Christian Brothers’ wealth

Edmund Rice Education Australia does not consent to being made a defendant, in case that has...

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Growing legal bill for failed defence of controversial NSW protest laws runs to hundreds of thousands of dollars

Exclusive: Documents show $117,455.50 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through...

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Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic

Order wants to set up its own scheme outside of court to pay survivors, who have been told they...

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Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent

But Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal...

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Australia news live: Australia joins sanctions against ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank; Barbecues Galore no more

Penny Wong issues statement overnight announcing joint action with western allies to combat...

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NSW prosecutors launch proceedings against Labor officials accused of disguising donations to Chris Minns

Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee are facing court over allegedly circumventing...

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Woman illegally strip-searched by police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says

NSW seeking leave to appeal against successful class action including aggravated damages of $20,000...

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Neo-Nazi group White Australia loses bid for temporary immunity from hate laws

High court dismisses organisation’s injunction attempt against designation as a hate...

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Court fight over Bruce Lehrmann’s diary that allegedly contains eight pages of classified information

Commonwealth’s barrister tells federal court they will return diary to former political...

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