Tag: High Court
Government faces likely High Court challenge to its CFMEU legislation
As thousands of union members held rallies in cities across the country, its former Queensland secretary said he would launch a challenge against putting the union into administration.
South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
The High Court is hearing another high-stakes immigration case. Can people be forced to assist in their own deportation?
The case could result in further limits on the immigration minister’s powers to keep refugees in detention indefinitely.
Federal government hasn’t applied for any preventative detention orders for ex-detainees, saying it takes a long time
The Government has been under sustained questioning in parliament after it was revealed the federal government has so far not applied to have any of those released from immigration detention to be re-detained.
New laws to deal with immigration detainees were rushed, leading to legal risks
The Albanese government has passed a new preventative detention regime in response to a recent High Court ruling – but there are several ways it may be open to challenge.
Nobody reads T&C's – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway
The High Court has found that consumers can be protected even if they haven’t fully read their terms and even if they were outside of Australia when they accepted them.
What is the government's preventative detention bill? Here's how the laws will work and what they mean for Australia's detention system
The release of more than 140 ex-detainees from immigration detention has prompted a panicked government response. So, what does the legislation say, and what happens now?
Government readying to rush through more legislation on ex-detainees
The government will urgently legislate after the High Court on Tuesday outlined its reasons for its decision that indefinite immigration detention was unconstitutional.
High Court reasons on immigration ruling pave way for further legislation
The High Court judges unanimously held that a person must be released from immigration detention where there is no real prospect of them being deported in the foreseeable future.
The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?
This week, the High Court made an order which overturns the laws on which much of Australia’s immigration system is based. What happens to the law, and those most affected by it, now?
'I have no rights': what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court's ruling?
The overturning of almost 20 years of legal precedent allowing indefinite detention is a watershed moment. But stateless people in Australia have few rights and little say over their futures.
Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily
Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika yesterday won the right to remain an Australian citizen. So will he go free? And what does this mean for national security?
No back door for 5 years: remote community's High Court win is good news for renters everywhere
The tiny remote community of Santa Teresa spent seven years fighting for compensation for poor public housing. Now that the High Court has ruled in their favour, what does it mean for other renters?