The chief executive of Australia’s peak Islamic council, who was sacked for allegedly making ‘suggestive and sexual’ comments to a new employee, has been temporarily reinstated ahead of a lengthy Federal Court fight.
Kerri Judd’s appointment to the Victorian Supreme Court bench has been celebrated by senior legal minds, the state opposition and staunch critics, who hope the appeals process will hold her accountable.
Discrimination class actions are expected to explode under a new bill which would see employers pick up the cheque for unmeritorious proceedings.
The former commando has requested Kim Williams meet with him in the wake of allegations the ABC published doctored online audio in a news report about Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
A sex offender who breached his bail by trying to convince his teenage victim not to give evidence against him has been allowed to remain in Australia under Labor’s Direction 110.
Why Aboriginal defendants should be heard before mixed jury; a new partner at Herbert Smith Freehills; and a besieged NSW magistrate quietly resigns.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has been awarded $140,000 after the Federal Court found Mark Latham defamed him when posting a homophobic tweet last year.
Aboriginal defendants forced to appear before all-white juries are hindered by a criminal justice system that fails to properly represent them, a former Supreme Court justice says.
Our lives are controlled by social media algorithms that prioritise harmful content and can be easily manipulated. But is big tech finally going to be held accountable?
An English teacher and former student of Knox Grammar School has been charged with one count of ‘procuring or grooming a child under 16 for unlawful sexual activity’.
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