The Law

Freedom of speech has been cited as the reason for making amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act, amendments that would...

An incident in which asylum seeker detainees escaped a Manus Island detention centre has resulted in arrests and medical treatment...

Belgium’s world first move to legalise euthanasia without age restriction has sparked outrage in the community with protesters saying children...

Marriage Equality advocates have been dealt a major blow in their campaign to have same-sex marriages recognised under Australian law....

Many of the pokie reforms introduced by the Gillard government are in the process of being repealed by the new...

As gay couples in Canberra prepare for wedding bells Australia’s High Court today began hearing the Commonwealth’s challenge to the...

The Guardian Australia published a bombshell in Australian spying this morning. It detailed offers by Australian intelligence to pool unfiltered...

We hear a little discussion about Australian criminal law in the lives of Indigenous Australians, but what about those laws...

In its report released yesterday UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) harshly criticises the living conditions of asylum seekers at...

This afternoon the controversial bill, Zoe’s Law, passed the NSW Lower House conscience vote. The name of the bill comes...