Tag: High Court
Explainer: what is the ‘good faith’ defence thwarted by the High Court in Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial?
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A High Court ruling on...
Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what the Constitution says
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Just days after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signalled the state won’t be ready for a major loosening of COVID-19 restrictions next week as...
High Court ruling on ‘Palace letters’ case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal – and our Constitution
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The High Court has ruled that Sir John Kerr’s correspondence with the queen comprises “Commonwealth records”. This means access to them is...
The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal
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The High Court yesterday quashed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, who had originally been found guilty on a number of charges by a...
What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?
The High Court has referred George Pell’s application for
special leave to the court’s full bench. Erik Anderson/AAP
Two judges in the High Court of...
The Section 44 soap opera: why more MPs could be in danger of being forced out
Several candidates were forced to withdraw in the recent
election over Section 44 concerns. This will only continue until parliament acts.
One...