Law & Order
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Senators working for gun safety legislation will pay a price, but they are doing the right thing
Too frequently, our leaders choose to attack each other rather than solve problems. Joe Lieberman The Hill But in recent…
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Coalition government spent $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery and three other whistleblowers
The former Coalition government spent almost $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery, Witness K, Richard Boyle and David McBride over their actions…
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UK govt approves extradition of Assange; he plans to appeal
WikiLeaks said it would appeal. Hurriyet Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday, her department said. It…
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UK: Rwanda deportation flight set to go ahead after court rejects appeal
A last-minute bid to halt deportations of asylum-seekers to Rwanda failed on Monday after the Court of Appeal in London dismissed attempts…
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Lawyers urged to fight for disability rights
Dr Dinesh Palipana sat down with host Jerome Doraisamy of The Lawyers Weekly Show to talk about the inspiring journey…
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Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement
Negotiators’ next challenge: writing legislation that can get 60 votes. John Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine Politico A group of…
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Crossbenchers urge new attorney general to end prosecution of Bernard Collaery
Key crossbenchers are urging the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, to immediately intervene to end the previous government’s pursuit of Bernard Collaery…
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Palestinian probe finds journalist ’murdered’ by Israeli soldier
The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Al Jazeera have accused Israeli forces of killing Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11 when she…
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Bernard Collaery’s trial date set for October, against his wishes, as dispute with federal government drags on
Mr Collaery is facing five charges, including that he breached the law by communicating classified information to journalists, and that he…
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A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future
The grieving people of Uvalde, Texas, a town in the Hill Country about 80 miles west of San Antonio, now…
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The Proposed Ban of the Swastika in Victoria
Liberty Victoria is deeply worried by the emergence of far-right extremism, but opposes the ban of the ‘hakenkreuz’ for the…
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Tortured to death: the 14 Cypriot men killed by British in 50s uprising
At least 14 Cypriots were tortured then murdered by UK forces during an armed uprising in the late 1950s, according…
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Oklahoma: the latest frontier in America’s abortion wars
The mother of two had not wanted to get pregnant a third time, so when her birth control failed, she…
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On World Press Freedom Day, will Australia’s major parties pledge to fix our whistleblowing law?
At its simplest, press freedom is about truth: the ability to report and publish the truth, without fear or favour.…
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Ecuador declares state of emergency in three provinces over drug violence
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso announced on April 29 he had decreed a state of emergency for two months in three…
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Democracy undermined: elections in the UK are changing – here’s how
But only days before, new laws have been rushed through parliament, with amendments and approval (Royal Assent) occuring within the space of…
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