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‘Adult time’ sentencing laws incompatible with human rights, attorney-general admits [The Age paywall]
The laws were introduced in the first day of a frantic final week of parliament.
Two South Australian men are the first in the state to be found guilty after standing trial for charges arising from the major police operation.
Industry estimates put costs in the matter at close to $1.5 million, but questions on notice reveal the case cost the ABC much more.
The operator of the jumping castle at the centre of the tragedy in which six schoolchildren died in 2021 is seeking to recoup potentially “millions” in court costs following her being found not guilty of a health and safety charge in relation to the incident.
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High Court to publish / hand down 4 decisions today - Court List 3 December 2025
High Court ends the year tackling protests and private trusts [Capital Brief paywall]
The High Court's December docket also includes a test for the federal government's move to send immigration detainees to Nauru.
Governments spend billions each year fighting money laundering and terrorist financing, but do these regimes actually make the world fairer or simply more complicated? In this episode, LLB Student Joshua Mortensen speaks with Professor Colin King, a financial crime expert at Sydney Law School, about whether anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing regulations truly serve justice. Colin King is a Professor at Sydney Law School. Originally from Limerick, Ireland - where he completed his LLB and PhD - Colin then moved to the UK for 14 years before arriving in Sydney in 2023. His research focuses on financial crime, particularly money laundering; proceeds of crime; and deferred prosecution agreements.
The world’s biggest law firms are raising the bar on staff benefits in a bid to draw staff at both the junior and senior end of the profession.
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