High Court to launch new website

Women win right to sue Qatar Airways over strip searches before Sydney-bound flight - ABC News

Australia warned it could face legal action over ‘wrongful’ fossil fuel actions after landmark climate ruling from world’s top court | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Albanese government worse than Morrison era at producing documents for public scrutiny, report finds | Freedom of information | The Guardian

Mental health crisis in state judiciary [The Australian paywall]

The most senior legal authority in NSW has raised the alarm on behalf of an overburdened judiciary, saying poor resourcing and heavy caseloads are driving judges into early retirements | Watch the video

Rowland defends corruption watchdog, flags privacy crackdown on AI [AFR paywall]

The attorney-general has outlined two major areas she wants to focus on as Australia’s first law officer, while strongly backing the under-fire NACC commissioner.

Kirk v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] FCA 838

CATCHWORDS - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for declaratory relief – applicant held office as senior member of Administrative Appeals Tribunal when appointed as deputy judge of Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber of United Kingdom – whether applicant was not entitled to be paid remuneration in respect of position as senior member by reason of s 7(12) of Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cth) – whether applicant came to “hold[] a judicial office in the service of the Government of … a country other than Australia” upon appointment as deputy judge or at later date – whether applicant entered into service of United Kingdom Government upon appointment or at later date – application dismissed with costs

Justice Julie Ward headlines Terrey Hills ‘CPD with a view’ - Law Society Journal

French president and wife sue rightwing US commentator Candace Owens for defamation | Emmanuel Macron | The Guardian