
Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say
Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim
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Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim

‘Blowing the whistle can be a tough gig,’ Adelaide judge says, while Rex Patrick declares Boyle ‘a hero’ for speaking out in 2018

Lawyer for Transport Workers’ Union calls record penalty the ‘darkest day’ in airline’s 105-year history

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Exclusive: Plans for ban on ‘face coverings’ at protests, with fines of up to $2,000, have been scaled back, sources say

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CEO Sall Grover challenges earlier court finding and claims she did not know Roxanne Tickle was transgender

Both major parties want to expel Ward from parliament after he was convicted, but the Kiama MP has engaged lawyers from his prison cell

Unions chief says industrial relations lawyer Stuart Wood KC is ‘very well experienced’ but queries whether he may bring ‘personal biases’ to the role