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Politics • 02 October 2024
The roadmap for reforming children’s justice outcomes in Australia
A minister for children and ratification of a United Nations convention are two of numerous recommendations from the Human...
Politics • 29 August 2024
A lawyer’s plea for better support for LGBTI elders
Despite significant strides towards equality in many areas of life, LGBTI elders remain among the most vulnerable, facing...
The Bar • 16 August 2024
Ex-diplomat owes over $500k to former worker for ‘slave-like’ conditions
In a major modern slavery case, the Federal Court has found that the former Sri Lankan deputy high commissioner owes her...
Politics • 15 August 2024
AHRC pledges support for parliamentary push to make adequate housing a human right
The Australian Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind a private member’s bill that would recognise the human...
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing...
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Professor Catherine Renshaw has been appointed as the new dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney University.
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A private member’s bill has been introduced to both chambers of Parliament, raising the question of whether adequate...
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Jennifer Robinson, the human rights barrister representing Julian Assange in his extradition fight, said Australians...
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After NSW became the last state to issue a formal apology to the LGBTI community for historic anti-gay laws, Michael...
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A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that Australia should enact its first federal Human Rights Act. However,...
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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named a principal from national law firm Maurice Blackburn as Australia’s new race...
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If a Charter of Human Rights existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of concerning decisions and policies could...
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Lawyers are in a powerful position to use their platform for social change, according to this senior lawyer.
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A law professor from the University of Sydney has been appointed as special rapporteur on human rights and...
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