Australia passed new laws that expand government authority to ban hate groups and impose tougher penalties for hate crimes.

In Australia, only altruistic surrogacy is allowed right now, where it is totally prohibited to pay another person to have your baby. While the parents are legally permitted to reimburse the surrogate ...

Government has shifted its target on law firms’ client accounts to help repair the justice system, but many lawyers view this as an additional tax.

Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Elvio Anthony Sinopoli receives funding from The Law Foundation of South Australia. Jennifer McKay receives funding from ...

The killing of at least 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach shocked Australia, a country known for some of the world's strictest gun laws. Police have described the incident as a terrorist attack, the ...

Australian junior Triangle Energy has commenced legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of West Australia against Acacia (L7), a wholly owned subsidiary of Echelon Energy, for alleged non-performance ...

Australia’s top financial-crime official has sounded the alarm on the worrying transformation of his country’s economy. Behind the rhetoric of fintech innovation lies an expanding shadow liquidity ...

At 22 years old, there is not much left for Carlos Alcaraz to accomplish in tennis. Alcaraz has already won six Grand Slam singles titles, two at every Major tournament except for the Australian Open.

The company said the new law, which makes it illegal for children under 16 to have social media accounts, infringes on children’s rights. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia Reddit, the ...

Australia has become the first nation to legally restrict access to major social media platforms for users under the age of 16, a groundbreaking move that could set a global precedent. The legislation ...

Reddit just challenged Australia’s new landmark ban on social media accounts for teenagers. The message-board site filed a lawsuit on Friday in the country’s highest court to block the law, arguing it ...

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...