'It burns a hole in my heart': UN hears Australia's breaching obligations to First Nations children
Legal experts have lodged a complaint with the United Nations alleging the Australian government is breaching its obligations ...
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Human Rights Legislation: Path to Fairness, Justice
The Law Society of NSW welcomes the indication by the Attorney General for NSW that his Government will 'engage in good faith' on a forthcoming ...
State gov to override Human Rights Act to sentence more youth crims as adults
Children stealing firearms, kidnapping, ramming emergency services and trafficking dangerous drugs will be sentenced as ...
First Nations human rights experts lodge UN complaint over 'racist' tough-on-crime laws
Human rights lawyers and Aboriginal leaders have lodged a complaint urging the United Nations to address Australia's ...
Amnesty International Australia4dOpinion
Election 2025: Human rights and international rules-based order must be a priority
As the 2025 election campaign officially kicks off, Amnesty International Australia calls political parties and candidates to ...
The Spectator Australia14dOpinion
Why the Australian Human Rights Commission must be abolished
The Australian Human Rights Commission recently published a report entitled Collateral Damage: What the untold stories from ...
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Australian Law – Fairness and the rule of law must underpin election commitments
As parties and individuals seeking election finalise the policies they will take to the people in the lead up to the Federal polls, the Law Council of Australia ...
Australasian Lawyer13d
ACT becomes first in Australia to enshrine right to a healthy environment
Canberrans now have a legal right to a healthy environment, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) becoming the first ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation26d
Australia's Magnitsky-style sanctions go unused in Asia-Pacific, critics say
When Australia passed Magnitsky-style laws in 2021, it granted the government the power to sanction individuals involved in human rights abuses and corruption. These sanctions can freeze assets ...