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You can have your say On Mental Health Law Reforms
New environmental standards available as more reforms begin
Overruled by Memo: Shelton Says Minns Health Bureaucrats Have Seized the Very Power Parliament Refused to Give Them
Test Of Nature Law Standards Is Major Curb On Deforestation
‘Disappointing’ standards fall short of what’s needed to protect nature
Changes to citizen’s arrest law do not change employment rights
Crossing the Line? Family First Asks If Victoria’s ‘Cult’ Crackdown Is a Modern-Day Spanish Inquisition
Labor Protects Victim-Survivors With Landmark New Laws
UN Expert Confirms It: Surrogacy Commodifies Children — The Age Still Frames the Debate Around Adults
Coalition leadership is hard. Luxon’s ‘nuclear option’ of electoral reform is not the answer
NSW Government responds to Sackar review on hate law protections
Better protection for retirement village residents under new laws
Stronger Dangerous Driving Laws To Keep Victorians Safe
Great Barrier Reef still in hot water, nature law critical for reef’s future
Family courts must do more to hear children’s voices, study says
Communications consumer peak body welcomes AI guardrails to harness benefits, manage risk
Community Concerns About Alcohol Home Delivery
Australian mining backs practical refinements to native title  
Tabling of the Australian Law Reform Commission report on the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Public Consultation Opens On Post And Boast Laws
The way ahead: Victoria’s new Justice Navigators to ease sexual violence survivors’ path to recovery and justice
Budget boost for threatened wildlife, but underlying habitat destruction unchecked
NSW Budget Response
Judicial Commission to strengthen confidence in WA’s justice system
Appointment of the inaugural CEO of Australia’s first National EPA
NOW THEY’RE COMING FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Fix nature standards, don’t use new laws to facilitate logging: ACF
Attack On Abortion Rights Will Harm Regional Women Most
ACT Greens to Introduce Law Reform for Medicinal Cannabis Patients
How common is sex-selective abortion in Australia, really?
Rail Infrastructure Fully Funded
Federal environmental approval for new solar farm to power 160,000 Queensland homes
Bill to improve and clarify justice laws passes House of Assembly
Rodda Museum Apology
ASIC continues to ease regulatory burden
National Rollout Of Sexual Violence Legal Services Pilot Now Complete
National rollout of sexual violence legal services pilot now complete
Tribute to Sir Kenneth Keith
Building law reforms to improve confidence in WA housing sector
‘Missing the moment’: Budget 2026 misses the mark on climate and nature
Budget opens the door – but Australia must go further to deliver energy security and protect nature
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act amendments a welcome start to modernising New South Wales laws but the job is not done
ACT Government progresses reforms to strengthen protections and transparency
Cook Labor Government to deliver protection, rent relief for tenants
New Environmental Standards will do little to protect nature
Public consultation opens on updated National Environmental Standards
Faster environmental approvals with states and territories
Pilot protection statements welcome, much more needed for threatened species in budget

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