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When the system becomes the abuser: A domestic violence survivor's account

This is the anonymous story of a survivor of domestic violence who sought help — and was met ...  
Pharmaceutical prices are health discrimination

COVID exposed how laws around medicine can prioritise profit over patients — is it time to ...  
Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

With states jostling to prove their tough-on-crime credentials by introducing racist laws, will ...  
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EDITORIAL: Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

The Yoorrook for Justice Report into Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems ...  
Trump's war on the ICC goes digital with Microsoft as an ally

When Microsoft locked an ICC prosecutor out of their email, it proved just how easily U.S. power ...  
The ABC's Antoinette Lattouf ‘issue’

"Deliberately starving and killing children is a war crime. Today, the court has found that puni ...  
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EDITORIAL: The ABC and the Antoinette Lattouf ‘issue’

Sometimes the outcome of an unlawful dismissal case goes beyond justice for an individual employee ...  
U.S. border crackdowns catch Australian visitors in the net

Before you pack your bags for the U.S., ask yourself: Is it worth the risk of ending up in immi ...  
'Free Alaa' protest shuts British Consulate in Melbourne

A small protest outside the British Consulate turned into a powerful stand for imprisoned writer ...  
Misusing the Australian legal system to deport long-term residents

The injustice of deporting long-term permanent residents under the Migration Act is about Aust ...  
Brutality and deaths surge again as Trump provokes racist hatred

Increasing fatalities confirm that the period of healing in the United States under President Joe ...  
Scott Morrison is not worthy of awards or honours

In an open letter to the Governor-General, John Maycock implores the reconsideration of Scott ...  
Why new scam laws might actually bite

An epidemic of thievery through digital services has provoked the Government to try new laws; ...  
Crisafulli Government to help select new judges

Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen had no clue what the separation of powers meant. Steve ...  
Australia must raise the standard of prisoner rights

The high mortality rate in Australian prisons is alarming — as shown by more progressive nati ...  
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in the court of public opinion

When it comes to public opinion, women face harsher trials than men — long before any verdict is ...  
Adani, Trump and the undoing of global anti-corruption norms

Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has signalled to business elites that ...  
Undoing the promise of Mabo

More than two decades after Mabo, the promise of enduring native title is being quietly dismantled ...  

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