Law & Order
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‘Time to rethink our museums and return stolen goods’, says high-profile lawyer
’The British Museum is in possession of stolen goods. The Parthenon Marbles were stolen by Lord Elgin – they never…
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After slapping down top EU court, Poland asks for its help
LUXEMBOURG — The Polish government took its pick-and-mix approach to EU law to a new level on Monday — asking…
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An inquiry exposed sexual abuse within French Catholic Church — now what?
The inquiry that unearthed the scale of the abuse could also lead the way to reforms within the church. Lisa…
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Australian of the Year Grace Tame praises ACT Government for moving to raise the age of criminal responsibility
But the Tasmanian Government will not follow the territory government, saying it wants to be part of a nationally consistent…
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Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association
(Beirut) – Algerian authorities should drop their effort to dissolve a prominent civil society group over alleged violation of the law on…
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Lebanon’s main government power plants shut, deepening the country’s energy crisis
Lebanon is grappling with a crippling energy crisis made worse by its dependency on fuel imports. Erratic power supplies have put…
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Bernard Collaery hails ‘victory for justice’ as court overturns bid to keep evidence hidden at trial
Former Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery says a ruling that lifts secrecy over significant parts of his trial is a…
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Trashing the planet and hiding the money isn’t a perversion of capitalism. It is capitalism
Whenever there’s a leak of documents from the remote islands and obscure jurisdictions where rich people hide their money, such…
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Horror as French reveal more than 200,000 clergy abuse victims within Catholic Church
Report The landmark report says about 3,000 child abusers, two-thirds of whom were priests, operated within the church since the…
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War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds
War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including…
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The Australian ‘police state’ is nothing new
Recent lockdowns have not signalled that Australia is a police state, though other civil rights abuses raise such questions, writes…
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ICAC is not a curse, and probity in government matters. The Australian media would do well to remember that
This phenomenon can be seen clearly in the way the resignation of New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been…
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‘The world has ignored us’: Myanmar resistance leader urges more support from Australia
Dr Sasa fled Myanmar after the February military coup for two reasons. Abbie O’Brien SBS News The first, he says,…
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As a NSW premier falls and SA guts its anti-corruption commission, what are the lessons for integrity bodies in Australia?
Today, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian resigned after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced an official investigation into alleged conflicts…
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Commission pushing Poland to accept rule of law milestones in recovery plan
The European Commission is ready to approve Poland’s recovery plan as soon as November if Warsaw will agree to certain…
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#4 For Aboriginal justice, we need more than words – with VALS (Lee-Anne and Andreea)
Andreea and Lee-Anne educate us on the lived experience of law, justice and injustice for Aboriginal people in Victoria. Our…
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