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Crossbenchers must decide between something or nothing on medical transfers bill

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The fate of the legislation facilitating medical evacuations from Manus and Nauru depends on the response of the crossbenchers to compromise amendments Labor is putting to them ahead of Tuesday’s vote.

The bill, passed last year by the Senate with ALP support, provides for transfers on the recommendations of two doctors.

If the minister...

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How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault

  • Written by: Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assaultThe issue of consent leaves room for interpretation by judges and juries.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

One of New Zealand’s most notorious sexual misconduct cases re-emerged recently when a ringleader of the Roast Busters, a group of teenagers who were investigated five years ago for alleged sexual offences against underage girls, gave...

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Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal

  • Written by: Justine Bell-James, Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland
Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coalA favourite argument of coal proponents is the idea that if their mine is knocked back, someone else will simply dig up coal elsewhere.Mister Mackenzie/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

On Friday, Chief Judge Brian Preston of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court handed down a landmark judgement confirming a decision to refuse a new open-cut...

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Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?

  • Written by: Naser Ghobadzadeh, Senior lecturer, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?The last four decades in Iran have been marked by internal tension due to its political system, which combines theocratic and republican elements.from shutterstock.com

Iran’s ruling clergy are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, during which Shi'ite Islamists, led by religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, toppled Mohammad...

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