World news | The Guardian3h ago
Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/07/bondi-nanny-adriana-rivas-accused-pinochet-agent-extradited #Sydney #Chile #AugustoPinochet #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw
Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

Woman denies allegations of aggravated kidnapping during Augusto Pinochet’s 1970s military dictatorship

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/06/aboriginal-child-moved-1700km-from-remote-nt-community-should-be-returned-family-court-rules-ntwnfb #IndigenousAustralians #AustralianLaw #AustraliaNews
Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules

Judge says boy should go back to his community to learn about stories and rituals ‘that can only be taught on country’

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World news | The Guardian5d ago
Senior Queensland judge criticises ‘glacial’ years-long delays in serious criminal trials https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/senior-queensland-judge-jim-henry-criticises-criminal-trial-delays #Queensland #AustralianLaw #Law #AustraliaNews
Senior Queensland judge criticises ‘glacial’ years-long delays in serious criminal trials

Exclusive: Justice Jim Henry published data from his own court revealing recent cases took more than a year to reach committal

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World news | The GuardianMar 26
Law firms investigate possible Australian cases after US jury finds Meta and YouTube designed addictive products https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/26/tech-companies-social-media-addictive-products-meta-youtube #AustralianLaw #Technology #Meta #Youtube #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #AustraliaNews
Law firms investigate possible Australian cases after US jury finds Meta and YouTube designed addictive products

Courts in Australia may be willing to hold social media companies accountable for real-world harm, lawyers say

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World news | The GuardianMar 18
Australia’s high court orders ankle bracelets be removed and curfews end for 43 former immigration detainees https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/high-court-orders-ankle-bracelets-be-removed-and-curfews-to-end-for-43-former-immigration-detainees-ntwnfb #AustralianPolitics #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianLaw #AustraliaNews
Australia’s high court orders ankle bracelets be removed and curfews end for 43 former immigration detainees

Labor’s preventative detention regime suffers blow as court finds tough laws for NZYQ group are unconstitutional

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World news | The GuardianMar 11
Katie Perry v Katy Perry: Sydney fashion designer wins 16-year trademark dispute with US pop star https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/11/katy-perry-sydney-fashion-designer-katie-trademark-court-case #AustralianLaw #AustraliaNews #KatyPerry #Fashion
Katie Perry v Katy Perry: Sydney fashion designer wins 16-year trademark dispute with US pop star

Australia’s high court finds singer’s label and merchandise distributor had been ‘assiduous infringers’ of trademark

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 7
The LNP’s phrase-banning law is wide open to constitutional attack. Is it a victory for the people, or a smart political play? | Anne Twomey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/08/the-lnps-phrase-banning-law-is-wide-open-to-constitutional-attack-is-it-a-victory-for-the-people-or-a-smart-political-play #Queensland #QueenslandPolitics #AustralianLaw #AustraliaNews #Protest
The LNP’s phrase-banning law is wide open to constitutional attack. Is it a victory for the people, or a smart political play?

By banning two political slogans outright, the government has exposed the law to a greater risk of being struck down as invalid

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World news | The GuardianMar 2
‘Degrading and humiliating’ strip-searches should be banned in Australian prisons, advocates say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/03/strip-searches-should-be-banned-prisons-australia-advocates-say-ntwnfb #Prisons #AustraliaNews #HumanRights #AustralianLaw
‘Degrading and humiliating’ strip-searches should be banned in Australian prisons, advocates say

Human Rights Law Centre analysis finds more than 15,000 strip-searches are conducted on average each month, but just 0.58% result in contraband being found

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Opinion | The Guardian USFeb 26
Anthony Albanese take note: Human rights apply to all Australians – not just those deemed to be worthy | Daniela Gavshon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/human-rights-australians-syria-women-children #HumanRights #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianLaw #Syria
Anthony Albanese take note: human rights apply to all Australians – not just those deemed to be worthy

The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle

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World news | The GuardianFeb 20
Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby who called victims ‘oxygen thieves’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/21/nt-hit-and-run-driver-jake-danby-sentencing-extended-no-jail-ntwnfb #NorthernTerritory #AustraliaNews #CrimeAustralia #IndigenousAustralians #AustralianLaw
Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby who called victims ‘oxygen thieves’

Jake Danby’s sentence for hitting two Aboriginal men with his car, killing one, was extended from five months to two years in home detention

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