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In a statement on Wednesday the commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, said she had decided to discontinue the federal court proceedings and instead welcomed the opportunity for an independent review.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
The Tax Office should prepare a test case to establish the limits of negative gearing. It might be more limited than has been widely assumed.
The High Court has found that consumers can be protected even if they haven’t fully read their terms and even if they were outside of Australia when they accepted them.
Donald Trump has been indicted for crimes in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A legal scholar looks at the law to determine whether he can boycott his upcoming trials.
A Federal Court justice ruled four men, suspected ISIS members, must be repatriated to Canada from a Syrian detention camp. Here’s why the decision is flawed and an ongoing appeal is justified.
With the retirement of Chief Justice Susan Kiefel and Justice Patrick Keane in the next parliamentary term, there is an opportunity to make the High Court more diverse.
The Federal Court has essentially said it can’t act. But the decision certainly doesn’t mean the government can’t act. In fact, that’s exactly who the judges indicated must.
The ruling could justify the future visa cancellation of any individual who is seen as a ‘role model’ and who may be perceived as causing social unrest.
The court described climate change as ‘the greatest inter-generational injustice ever inflicted by one generation of humans upon the next’.
Timber company VicForests won its appeal last week and logging is set to resume. Let’s take a look at the dramatic implications for wildlife and the law.
There could still be another challenge on constitutional grounds, but there may not be time before the ban ends anyway.
The Federal Court has all but made it illegal for insurance companies to dig for dirt and exploit the practice of retrospective underwriting.
These teens are finding creative avenues to pursue action, even if it means taking a long shot. And beating the odds is exactly how the law tends to evolve.
The legislation designed to stop Palmer claiming huge damages against WA raises a host of questions.
With Justice Rangiah finding the border closures are safer in stopping the spread of COVID-19 than alternatives, Palmer will now take his challenge to the High Court on constitutional grounds.
The federal government keeps fighting attempts to allow people on the NDIS to access sexual supports. But what about their rights to have a rich and fulfilling life?
The court has found the youngest child, Tharunicca, was denied procedural fairness, which means the case against their deportation will continue.
If President Trump’s attacks on the justice system are meant to intimidate, there’s one class of employees who are immune to that: federal judges who have lifetime tenure.
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Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Law, Member of Law as Protection Centre, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Tasmania
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Corporate Law & Academic Director of UNE Sydney campus, University of New England
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Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate, Faculty of Business, School of Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
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PhD Candidate & Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
