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Top Sydney barrister Bret Walker.

Why Australia’s top barrister is working for the Russians

Bret Walker SC is leading Moscow’s legal challenge against the Albanese government over the fate of its Canberra Embassy.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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Eddie Obeid (left), Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid (right).

High Court to hear Obeid, Macdonald appeal over coal licence convictions

The nation’s highest court will examine the convictions of NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and his former ministerial ally, Ian Macdonald.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Rob Stary, pictured in 2015, has joined Barns and others in advising the students.

‘Sucker for a good cause’: Melbourne legal legends sign up for Palestinian student activists

Two students expelled from the University of Melbourne over their pro-Palestine protests were given 30 days to appeal. Their plight has already attracted some legal heavyweights.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Former Liberal MP Wyatt Roy celebrating Saudi National Flag Day.

Ex-Lib MP living his best life and flying the flag in Saudi Arabia

Wyatt Roy’s new Saudi job has placed him at the centre of the geopolitical universe, including in the room when Donald Trump was in Riyadh at an investment forum this week.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

‘Looks and smells like a tax’: Dutton’s gas plan flagged as unconstitutional

Dutton’s Australian gas scheme could spark a High Court battle with fossil fuel giants and legal experts warn the policy appears discriminatory.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Finding supporters among judges and lawyers: former High Court judge Dyson Heydon.

A kick in the guts for women: The legal profession’s re-embrace of a disgraced judge

What message does it send when judges and lawyers lionise former High Court judge Dyson Heydon, who was found to have sexually harassed a number of associates and who drove women from the profession?

  • Gabrielle Appleby
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

This referendum folly is as mad an idea as I have heard in years. Dutton must rule it out

The last thing Australians want is the distraction of yet another ideologically inspired constitutional referendum.

  • George Brandis
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Melbourne earlier on Monday.

Dutton wants referendum on giving politicians ability to deport dual citizens

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his senior MPs have held high-level talks about a referendum on powers to strip citizenship for dual nationals who commit serious crimes.

  • Paul Sakkal
Gumatj elders Balupalu Yunupingu and Djawa Yunupingu.

Landmark High Court case paves the way for $700 million native title claim

The court’s ruling on Wednesday exposes the federal government to compensation claims over land in the Northern Territory.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Greg Barclay is a victim of historical sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic school teacher, but is currently prevented from proceeding with legal action against the school/order because of a recent High Court decision.

Controversial High Court ruling could be used against sex abuse victims like Greg

Greg Barclay was sexually assaulted by a Marist brother in 1970, but his quest for compensation has been blocked by a controversial High Court judgment that found the Catholic Church was not legally responsible for the misconduct of its clerics. 

  • Cameron Houston

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