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How well is the federal government regulating social media in Australia?

The committee’s interim report was due on August 15, but has been delayed by the previous chair’s promotion to cabinet.

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Do you know what High, Supreme, Federal, Family and County courts actually do?

The Australian Constitution divides up powers between the states and the Commonwealth.

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Eight common myths about Australian law

You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre!

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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.

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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

IMMIGRATION

Hament Dhanji becomes Australia’s first Indian-origin Supreme Court judge

He was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1990, called to the Bar in 1997 and took silk in 2010.

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Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.

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Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

IMMIGRATION

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.