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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 ...  
Trump pushes for Alcatraz to house dangerous criminals... like himself

President Trump has suggested the reopening of Alcatraz prison to house America's most dang ...  
Support grows for change in political spam exemption

It isn't illegal for political parties to spam text voters before an election, but maybe it shou ...  
Crisafulli jobs-for-mates appointment sparks vote-rigging allegations

The appointment of a partisan LNP choice to redraw electoral boundaries in Queensland has seen the ...  
Antisemitic bomb threat was a hoax — the political overreaction was real

A string of antisemitic hoaxes was exploited by both major parties; neither deserves to be in ...  
A prison officer’s plea for cannabis reform

Young lives are being ruined over minor cannabis offences — real reform is needed.  
High Court logging appeal decision may be a game changer

Conservation groups can now challenge Forestry Corporation decisions ... and the list of concerns ...  
Zionist fight club-charity removed from Palestine rally

A far-right Zionist group built on a foundation of violence has been causing scenes of chaos at ...  
Gaza casualties expose collapse of international law

As the Palestinian death toll rises, the future of international law hangs in the balance not just ...  
Australia's deportation laws abandon human rights

Deportation laws have seen several acts of cruelty against legal citizens and are in urgent need ...  
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