Ellie Dudley

Ellie DudleyLegal Affairs Correspondent

Ellie Dudley is the legal affairs correspondent at The Australian covering courts, crime, and changes to the legal industry. She was previously a reporter on the NSW desk and, before that, one of the newspaper’s cadets.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. JANUARY 24, 2024: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland announce the new ABC Chair Kim Williams at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Human rights body raises free speech concerns in Labor’s bill

The human rights commission has warned Labor’s laws to combat online misinformation do not ‘strike the appropriate balance’ between protecting free speech and moderating content.

Rhiannon Down and Ellie Dudley

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Transgender flag in the LGTB Pride Parade in Valencia ( spain

Courts use ‘outdated’ precedent in child gender cases

Australian judges are relying on precedent based on ‘outdated’ medical information when allowing gender dysphoric children to access permanent treatments, a barrister says.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 4, 2024: People gather for a vigil for lives lost in Gaza at Town Hall on Monday evening. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Palestinian ‘martyrs’ mourned at city protest vigil

About 800 pro-Palestinian mourners swamped the Sydney CBD on Monday night, with speakers condemning the ‘genocidal state’ of Israel and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 7, 2024. Sheikh Wesam Charkawi speaking at the United Community Rally for Palestine and Lebanon being held at the Lakemba Mosque. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Sheik slams Burke as vigils, demonstrations take place

Muslim Vote convener Sheik Wesam Charkawi has lashed Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke for ‘failing to condemn Israel’, as vigils and rallies take place across the nation to mark the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ terror attack.

Alexi Demetriadi, Ellie Dudley, Mohammad Alfares and Joanna Panagopoulos

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19/07/2024: Prominent Hizb ut-Tahrir member Wassim Doureihi also speaks on Friday, in Lakemba, where he said voting and democracy was "not an option" for the Muslim community.

Renewed calls to list Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror organisation

The Opposition said the government should ‘urgently’ consider proscribing Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist group given the promotion of ‘extremely provocative’ protests on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.

Noah Yim, Ellie Dudley and Alexi Demetriadi

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Pictures from pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney and Melbourne

Protesters celebrate Hezbollah, mock police with terror symbols

Hardcore anti-Israel protesters have openly celebrated Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic fundamentalist regime on the eve of October 7 anniversary, and flaunted modified images of banned symbols.

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Police won’t act on ‘fake flag’ bearers

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna says those who displayed paraphernalia similar to Hezbollah flags will not be arrested, as a man is charged for displaying a Nazi symbol.

Ellie Dudley and Noah Yim

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A general view of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in Alice Springs, Friday, December 20, 2019. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING.

Leaked email confirms ‘unacceptable’ legal cuts in NT

People accused of serious crimes in the NT will lose all access to critical legal services from January next year, with Aboriginal defendants set to bear the brunt of the dramatic service cuts.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 6: Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. The 27th annual global conference explores various topics, from the rise of generative AI to electric vehicle trends and features participants, soccer star David Beckham and actor Ashton Kutcher. Apu Gomes/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Apu Gomes / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

eSafety tsar to abandon Musk fight on bishop stabbing video

Lawyers for Julie Inman-Grant are set to abandon a legal fight blocking Elon Musk from allowing videos of a western Sydney bishop getting stabbed on his platform, X.

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Behind prison barsPhoto: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily

Crucial legal body forced to axe criminal services

People accused of serious crimes in the NT could be unable to access critical legal services from next year, sparking grave concerns innocent people will end up behind bars.

Liam Mendes and Ellie Dudley

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