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OPINION

Does having a majority of women justices in High Court of Australia matters?

For more than 80 years after its establishment in 1903, the High Court of Australia remained the exclusive preserve of men.

OPINION

Why are courts often reluctant to depart from precedent?

Every litigation, when it comes on to the court, has some rules and precedents to be considered by the Hon judges and law professionals.

OPINION

How could so many senior judges get law absolutely wrong?

Judges need better education and structures to improve impartiality

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NEWS

53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

SPORTS

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

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Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.