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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

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The commission’s advice for rewriting Australia’s response to sexual violence aims to improve justice in a society where one in five women have experienced sexual violence since age 15.

Most sexual assaults are never pursued by police. Here’s how the system could change

Australia’s top law reform agency wants all police, prosecutors and defence lawyers to go through mandatory training on rape myths, in one of several steps to reform a failing justice system.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Scott Morrison and Space Centre Australia chief executive officer James Palmer.

Scott Morrison still headed for outer space

The former prime minister, in high demand since Trump’s election win, is headlining a space conference in Sydney in May.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Mark Dreyfus has accused Peter Dutton of spreading a “complete fabrication” about him.

‘Complete fabrication’: Dutton wrong about antisemitism apology, says Dreyfus

Peter Dutton claims the attorney-general apologised after accusing the opposition of politicising antisemitism. It didn’t happen, Dreyfus says.

  • David Crowe
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke react after the Coalition’s attempt to silence Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

Dreyfus blasts ‘disgusting’ opposition attempt to gag him on antisemitism

Dreyfus, the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, said: “I do not need the leader of the opposition or any of those opposite to tell me what antisemitism is, or how seriously I should take it.”

  • Matthew Knott and Lachlan Abbott
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese overruled top minister in capitulation to Dutton

The changes pleased Jewish groups, which for months have called for a more muscular approach to deal with rising antisemitism in Australia.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Independent Allegra Spender is seeking support for her amendment from both the government and opposition.

Last-ditch push to beef up hate speech laws in wake of antisemitic attacks

Independent MP Allegra Spender is pushing to restore bans on vilification to hate speech legislation to be discussed in parliament this week.

  • David Crowe
“That is an absurd question”: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus during the press conference.

‘Get politics out of this’: At Auschwitz, Dreyfus tries to put focus back on Holocaust

The attorney-general says attempts to politicise antisemitism are grotesque; opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says if the left had cracked down sooner, it would not be such an issue.

  • Rob Harris
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the government had pulled “all the levers” it could to combat antisemitism.

‘We need to lower the temperature’: Hate speech laws could pass in February

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus confirmed the AFP was investigating whether overseas criminal groups had paid Australians to commit antisemitic attacks.

  • Matthew Knott, David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Muslim, Jewish leaders call for peace as Dutton writes to PM on anti-Jewish hate

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said fringe elements, whether in the Muslim community or white supremacists, would face the full force of the law.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Crowe

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