The Law

Queensland now joins New South Wales and Victoria in passing legislation that allows scientists to clone embryos for research. The...

Currently, Queensland is the only State or Territory where the age of consent for gay and straight sex is not...

The NSW Court of Criminal appeal is currently considering whether victim impact statements should be taken into consideration when sentencing...

Australia’s Privacy Act is set for a major overhaul, after the Australian Law Reform Commission released a discussion paper for...

Today, Federal Court judge Justice Jeffrey Spender overturned the decision by Federal immigration minister, Kevin Andrews to revoke the visa...

Intellectual property is becoming an important issue, with the booming industry of user publication on the internet and the advent...

It’s one of those words you hear all the time, even though it doesn’t always mean something: sorry. But ‘sorry’...

Indonesia Solidarity’s annual conference finishes in Sydney today, focusing on West Papua. Heather Anderson spoke to a conference organiser about...

Earlier this week, the South Australian state government moved to abolish double jeopardy laws, meaning that it will soon become...

Most people would be shocked to know that having an abortion, in most states, falls under the criminal code. The...