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In a courtroom in Canberra, the most important legal battles in Australia are not always the ones that are heard, but the ones that are never allowed in. The High Court of Australia sits at the peak of the nation’s legal system, delivering decisions that shape everything from constitutional boundaries to everyday rights. But as Read More …
The decision in Gibbons v Wright remains a cornerstone of Australian law on contractual capacity. The High Court rejected the notion that legal capacity is a fixed, binary state and instead articulated what has become known as the “relative capacity” principle. As explained by Owen Dixon, a person’s ability to enter into a legal transaction Read More …
Every five minutes in Australia’s electricity market, prices are recalculated. Power generators submit bids. Supply and demand are matched. Increasingly, this process is shaped not just by human traders but by algorithms. In its 2021 article in the UNSW Law Journal, “Algorithmic Collusion and Australian Competition Law” explores how pricing software and artificial intelligence are Read More …
In the intricate landscape of Australian constitutional law, the principles established in the 1996 High Court case of Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) stand as a cornerstone for safeguarding judicial independence within the states. An article from the Melbourne University Law Review sheds new light on these principles, exploring their ongoing relevance and Read More …
False arrest, or wrongful arrest, occurs when a person is taken into custody without probable cause or without following proper legal procedures. It happens when police lack reasonable grounds to suspect a person has committed an offence and can be a result of mistaken identity, a mere hunch, or an administrative error. In many jurisdictions, Read More …
STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER ADOPTION BILL 1937 Second Reading Mr MENZIES: AttorneyGeneral · Kooyong · UAP – I move – That the bill now read a second time. This measure provides for the adoption of sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Statute of Westminster 1931. It is desirable that I should refer, as Read More …
The Palace Letters and the 1975 Coup Australia’s High Court has ruled that the correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II and Governor-General Sir John Kerr is not the Queen’s private property but belongs to the public record. This decision unlocks the release of the so-called “Palace Letters” from 1975, the year Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was Read More …
Allegations of foreign interference have ignited across Australia’s independent media and public forums, following revelations that Israeli-linked lobbying groups were allegedly behind a campaign to pressure The Star Casino Gold Coast into cancelling the upcoming Free Speech Summit and Independent Media Awards, slated for July 19–20. The high-profile event organised by the Australian National Review Read More …
Betfair Pty Ltd v Western Australia (2008) was a significant case decided by the High Court of Australia that dealt with the interpretation of Section 92 of the Australian Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of interstate trade, commerce, and intercourse. In this case, Betfair, a company that operated an online betting exchange, challenged Western Australian Read More …
The Solemn League and Covenant of the People of the Commonwealth of Australia (Parchment Edition) is a formal declaration rooted in historical covenants such as the Scottish National Covenant of 1638 and the Ulster Covenant of 1912. Drawing authority from the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp.), it asserts that sovereignty ultimately resides with Read More …