News
Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16 to 21 for suspected offences under the city’s new national security law – the first such detentions outside of street protests since the legislation took effect a month ago.
Opinion
The pandemic has revealed confusion about legally-defined human rights, and legal rights in general. Morry Bailes unpicks the arguments.
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UPDATED | South Australia’s abortion laws could be altered for the first time in decades, with COVID-19 emergency rules potentially allowing women to use telehealth services rather than in-person consultations for medical abortions during the pandemic.
Coronavirus has forced sudden, major changes to the way many businesses and employees operate, and when the crisis passes a return to the status quo will be unthinkable, writes Morry Bailes.
In a world of digital connectivity, coronavirus is wreaking havoc on businesses reliant on person-to-person contact. When the pandemic passes, laws and practices must change to reflect the new reality, writes Morry Bailes.
The Press Council has ruled that a Women’s Day article was “blatantly misleading”, but also said people who buy gossip mags for entertainment don’t necessarily expect the stories to be strictly true. It’s a bizarre finding given the reality of defamation laws, argues Andrew Dodd.
Australia’s defamation laws are set to undergo their most significant changes for years. But while being sold as a win for free speech, the reforms may make it harder to successfully sue for damages and mainly benefit media organisations, argues Michael Douglas.
