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Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.Justice Natalie Charlesworth ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Santos could pursue...

Coalition was previously fiercely critical of Labor’s misinformation legislation, having campaigned to ‘bin the bill’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has expressed support for a crackdown on the spread of dangerous lies on social media platforms, renewing focus on the government’s misinformation legislation which was...

Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock say they would split official duties and make joint decisions if elected to the seat of HigginsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne women Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock have announced a plan to run for federal parliament as independent “job-sharing candidates”.Bradlow, a political communications...

This blog is now closed.Seven CEO James Warburton departs networkAustralia needs a plan for war to ‘focus the national mind’, Michael Pezzullo saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMarles continues breakfast rounds to discuss defence spendingThe defence minister, Richard Marles, has been making the rounds this morning and has also spoken to ABC RN about yesterday’s defence announcement.The...

Julie Inman Grant issues notices compelling companies to remove offending material within 24 hoursFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFacebook’s parent company Meta and X/Twitter have been told to remove violent and distressing videos and imagery of the stabbing of a prominent Orthodox Christian leader in Sydney’s west on Monday...

This blog is now closed.Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge findsA ‘hapless’ Bumble date, Qing dynasty ceramics and the Algonquin round table: the best lines from the Bruce Lehrmann verdictBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central...

‘I don’t think it’s kind to expect a woman to see a man as a woman’, founder of Giggle for Girls, Sall Grover tells courtroom Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA court has heard that the founder and CEO of a women-only social media app will not address a transgender woman as “Ms”, saying “I don’t think...

Integrity commission cites ‘exceptional circumstances’ to make announcement, which involves ‘no adverse findings of any kind’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ACT’s anti-corruption watchdog has said it is “assessing corruption allegations” against Walter Sofronoff over his dealings with the media while he led an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial.In a rare public acknowledgment, the ACT Integrity...

Law Reform Commission says schools shouldn’t be allowed to discriminate against staff and students on basis of sexuality, gender identity or relationship statusGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBlanket exemptions allowing religious schools to discriminate against staff and students on the basis of sexuality and gender identity should be repealed, a key report to the federal government has...

Billionaire is fighting prosecutions by Asic involving his Leisure Coolum resort and his company MineralogyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBillionaire businessman Clive Palmer has appealed to the high court in a bid to halt criminal proceedings involving alleged fraud and dishonesty.The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) filed complaints against Palmer and his Leisure Coolum resort in...

Judge tells court assault was ‘violent and degrading’ as former TV host ordered to serve 18 months on community corrections orderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former TV host Andrew O’Keefe has avoided jail despite being found guilty of “violent and degrading” domestic attacks.The broadcaster was hit with three...

Rugby union player pleads not guilty and denies groping and sexually assaulting the complainant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, at Bondi Beach venue in 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFootage showing Wallabies star Kurtley Beale allegedly groping a woman in a pub before sexually assaulting her in...

Costs protection bill would tilt balance in favour of accusers and move financial risk to accused, legal body saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Law Council of Australia has warned that proposed changes removing cost barriers for applicants in sexual harassment and discrimination cases could result in “arbitrary and...