Law & Crime

Ms Dhu’s family is determined not to let the coronial report into her death disappear from the spotlight without prosecutions.

Investigation into the cause of Scott Johnson’s death, now in its third inquiry, led NSW police into a re-evaluation of 88 other cases, to consider how many might have been gay-hate killings.

As Australia sees Dylan Voller’s face for the first time, the deeper questions of the royal commission are only beginning.

Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show how NT corrections officers violated official procedures at Don Dale.

The sentencing of artist Dennis Nona for child abuse, and fresh reports of Donald Friend’s paedophilia, raises deeper questions about what we do with the art of fallen heroes.

Sex workers face a heightened risk of assault, but the often callous treatment they receive from the justice system means many crimes go unreported.

As half of Australia’s first federally recognised same-sex marriage, and divorce, Grace Abrams has spent her life battling perceptions of her gender.

A Land and Environment Court challenge to James Packer’s proposed casino tower at Barangaroo may yet turn the odds against the Crown Resorts proposal.

Senate committee attacks on statutory officers reveal a government prepared to undermine independent institutions and hound advisers out of office when their counsel is politically unwelcome.

A gathering of former solicitors-general has supported Justin Gleeson’s view that Attorney-General George Brandis misunderstands the Law Officers Act.