The Law

The National Association of Community Legal Centres has denied claims by the Federal Attorney General, Philip Ruddock, that its members...

Controversial new laws on the prosecution of “war on terror”suspects have just been fast tracked through American congress. In a...

A federal court decsion has caused controversy after acknowledging the native title rights of the Noongar people over a large...

The Australian Government has announced it will review the laws that enable it to co-operate with foreign governments on law...

When the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2005 was passed last year, one of the most concerning aspects of the bill were...

Melbourne man Jack Thomas has now become the first Australian subject to a control order, designed to prevent him from...

That’s what one academic is asking after reading a recent report by the Australian Federal Police. The report looked at...

Military lawyer for David Hicks Major Michael Mori has become something of a cult figure over the past week, touring...

A doctor in New South Wales has been convicted of performing an illegal abortion, the first such conviction in the...

Would you go to jail for something you believed in? How about for seven years? That’s the term of imprisonment...