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As the next round of federal parliament kicks off in weeks, it’s expected that attorney general Mark Dreyfus is set to reignite the debate around religious discrimination laws, and the prejudicial measures that serve to discriminate against LGBTIQ persons in relation...

The 12 months since last year’s Invasion Day protest and next week’s have been tumultuous in regard to Indigenous affairs, to say that least. Not only did the government stage an unsuccessful Indigenous Voice referendum, but it’s been supporting genocide...

Criminal defence lawyers recommend writing an apology letter to the magistrate or judge presiding over a client’s case in circumstances when an individual plans on pleading guilty to the charge or charges that have been laid against their name. New South...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on 29 December that South Africa has lodge a case against Israel, alleging that the nation’s military actions in the Gaza Strip over recent months have breached the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment...

All Australian states and territories have a ‘sex offender register’ which holds details of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offences against a child. While there have long been calls for the register to be made public, this is...

Antiwar activists descended upon Port Melbourne’s Lorimer Street and Todd Road at 6 am on 18 December, blocking six lanes of traffic leading to the premises belonging to the government-funded Defence Science Technology Group (DSTG) and multinational weapons manufacturer Leonardo....

The crime of murder is generally considered the most serious offence in criminal law. But what exactly is the offence of murder? What are the ‘elements’ (or ingredients) that the prosecution must prove beyond beyond reasonable doubt before the offence...

Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange is about to spend his fifth Christmas in London’s notorious Belmarsh maximum security facility, where the WikiLeaks founder has been remanded on behalf of the US by the UK, as Washington makes its case for extradition....

The right to silence is not protected by the Australian Constitution, unlike in the United States where is is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to that nation’s constitution and reflected in what are commonly known as ‘Miranda rights’, also known...

The woman who spent 20 years in prison over the deaths of her infant children has finally had her convictions for the offences of murder and manslaughter quashed by the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales...