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Do the potential benefits of an expansive judicial immunity outweigh the potential harm to individuals unable to obtain a remedy, asks lawyer for a man who successfully sued a judge.
“MR DONAGHUE: Your Honour, we agree that in the real world the officers did not have a choice and, indeed, it would be quite a startling state of affairs to have had the events that played out in Judge Vasta’s court play out as they did, and then to have had the MSS security guard saying, sorry, your Honour, we just do not think you have acted fairly; we think you have made a jurisdictional error, we are not going to do what you have just ordered us to do. If that was the law, then that is an extraordinary state of affairs.”
“A Trump-loving, conspiracy-peddling Australian senator has quietly deleted a video from social media after he was threatened with punishment for posting a misleading video.”
Police fear the human rights charter is a hurdle for bikie reforms [The Age paywall]
Law enforcement agencies are concerned that new powers to stop bikies and organised criminals from consorting with each other will be difficult to enforce.
‘Cattle baron’ faces bankruptcy over $52m court ruling [The Australian paywall]
Hong Kong-based lenders have won a NSW Supreme Court ruling against would-be cattle king Sam Mitchell, finding that he owes about $52m.
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This video addresses the question of what powers the Australian military (known as the Australian Defence Force or the ADF) can exercise during civil emergencies in Australia, such as natural disasters and pandemics. It follows significant use of the ADF during catastrophic bushfires in January 2020, followed by its deployment to aid State police during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bar associations are sounding the alarm about the situation, which has left regulators relying on an evaporating pool of experienced barristers.
As the anti-corruption agency marks its first year, chief Paul Brereton says electoral donations and pork-barrelling are in focus, as well as consultants doing government work.
All the evidence in the trial of Robert and Anne Geeves for the murder of Amber Haigh has now been heard. Reporter Ben Doherty tells Bridie Jabour about the final week in the NSW supreme court, each side’s closing submissions and what happens next
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