Canberrans now have a legal right to a healthy environment, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) becoming the first ...

Australia is in the midst of a massive identity crisis. Let me explain. We are a country founded on the Christian faith and ...

Dutton says his proposed referendum would “keep our country safe”. But as courts can already strip citizenship, why would we ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would introduce legislation, based on an American law used to pursue the Mafia, to enable police to target the “kingpins” of ...

Australia’s newest authoritarian approach to controlling its political climate has been manufactured through the enactment of ...

A video shared widely on social media purports to show the American running with the baby wombat towards a car while its ...

All this means that the scope of the Gumatj decision in practice is restricted to commonwealth territories – such as the Top End and Canberra – and various commonwealth places, such as certain coastal ...

The High Court’s decision in Commonwealth v Yunupingu is a victory for common sense and the rule of law in this country.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a deceased person. The High Court of Australia has handed down a landmark judgement on native title law in ...

Caroline Crenshaw, the lone Democratic commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is offering dissenting views ...

Australia’s highest court has upheld a decision finding traditional owners from North East Arnhem Land are entitled to some $700m in compensation over the destruction of their land due to bauxite ...

Jacinta Allan is expected to make more announcements on crime to increase police powers and deter people from showcasing ...