Parliamentarians are making decisions today that will define Australia’s compliance with international law for years to come.

It’s become increasingly clear that Australia could be in breach of its human rights commitments as reports of mistreatment continue to emerge from youth detention centers in Western Australia. On ...

In a notable but little reported development, a team of lawyers from the Birchgrove Legal firm in Sydney this week referred Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Labor Party government to ...

An international covert sting linked to the encrypted AN0M platform which brought down hundreds of alleged criminals and netted cash, drugs and weapons has reached a new phase.

A long-awaited upgrade to Australia’s national fingerprint biometric system for law enforcement with technology from Idemia ...

The enormous cost of organised crime to the nation has been revealed, amid warnings that expendable minors are being ...

However, Law Council of Australia president Juliana Warner said the changes could “risk serious injustice” if the rule of law principles are not applied correctly in implementation of the bill, which ...

SYDNEY: Australia's heavy taxes on tobacco have left it with the world's most expensive cigarettes, but the high prices are ...

SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday passed a law allowing faster deportation of non-citizens to third countries, paving the way to send hundreds of refugees denied visas because of ...