Ben Roberts-Smith expected to be charged with war crimes One of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, is under arrest and expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder.

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested and was expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder.
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Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations One of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested over allegations of war crimes.

Well, they took their sweet time on this! I was at Sydney airport late Mon night, soooo close to witnessing this! (Except probably he was in the int'l terminal about to leave the country!) #warCrimes #ausLaw #Afghanistan www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over multiple war crimes Australia’s most famous soldier has been taken into custody over the alleged murders of unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners.

Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested in relation to multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners in what looms as the most significant war crimes prosecution in Australian history.
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Rowland mulling copyright reforms for ‘the age of AI’ The attorney-general will not water down copyright laws to allow AI labs to train their models using Australian data, but has left the door open to other changes.

Rowland mulling copyright reforms for ‘the age of AI’ #auspol #ausbiz #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Black market in the red: How the Iran war is rippling through Melbourne’s underworld Melbourne’s tobacco war sparked an oversupply of cheap black-market cigarettes. The war in the Middle East is now causing prices to soar.

Black market cigarette prices have soared up to 50 per cent as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a series of major seizures and worsening violence in the nationwide tobacco war squeezes local supplies and leads to price gouging.
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Breaking: Two arrested as part of investigation into movements of Dezi Freeman Two people have been arrested as police investigate the movements of Dezi Freeman, who was fatally shot by police last week after months on the run.

Two people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into the movements of fugitive Dezi Freeman, who was shot dead by police last Monday. Victoria Police confirmed the pair were associates of Freeman and were not members of his family.
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'Evil': Dezi Freeman's sister speaks about her killer brother Dezi Freeman's sister says her brother "wreaked havoc and evil" as she opens up on a man who had become lost.

Dezi Freeman's sister says her brother "wreaked havoc and evil" as she opens up on a man who had become lost.
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Minns must release report on hate speech laws Proposals to limit free speech should be subject to informed and rigorous public debate.

"Minns’ decision to sit on Sackar’s report while cabinet considers the wider political ramifications of hate speech protections for vulnerable communities flies in the face of the need for transparency and to tread lightly on reform."
#auslaw #nswpol
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PM announces gambling ad ban in stadiums, during school pick-up Gambling ads to be partially restricted on television and radio, with opt-out rules for online promotions and a ban in stadiums and on jerseys under reforms unveiled by Labor.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used a speech at the National Press Club to confirm the government will release its formal response to the You Win Some, You Lose More’ report by late Labor MP Peta Murphy.
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'Camera's watching': Horrifying trend of technology-based abuse One in three women on temporary visas are experiencing domestic and family violence, safety advocates say.

Transnational technology-facilitated abuse on the rise for migrant women, safety advocates say
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Australia is tightening the rules on children’s privacy – here’s how it will work A new code for children’s online privacy is currently open for consultation. Here’s what it contains.

This week, the OAIC published a draft of the Children’s Online Privacy Code, which is now open for public comment.
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The movement on the rise that police believe aided fugitive Dezi Freeman As detectives investigate whether the sovereign citizen community helped harbour police killer Dezi Freeman, researchers say the anti-government movement appears to be surging in regional Australia.

Detectives are now delving deep into Australia's sovereign citizen community, as they investigate whether someone in the nebulous anti-government movement with which Freeman identified may have aided him during his seven months on the run.
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‘Severe disinformation campaign’ fuelling trans hate speech, Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner says Trans and gender-diverse people experience ‘significant and preventable barriers to their safety and dignity’, report finds

"Cody argued that was why hate speech laws passed after the Bondi terror attack should have been extended to LGBTQ+ people."
Hear, hear. #auslaw #auspol
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Neo-Nazi protesters outside parliament did not incite racial hatred, police find Police have decided not to press charges as the Minns government rejects a parliamentary order to produce a secret report into hate speech laws.

"[T]he findings of a review by former Supreme Court judge John Sackar, KC, are being kept secret by the Minns govt, which confirmed on Wednesday it would reject an order from the NSW upper house to release the report."

Incredibly disappointing. #auslaw #nswpol 1/2
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Civil Liberties Defence Centre Inaugural Fundraiser Dinner Thursday 7 May 2026 6pm-11pm Host Nazeem Hussein & CLDC Chair Nick Hanna. Special guests: Antoinette Lattouf, Mary Kostakidis, Dr Lana Tatour, Amani Haydar and Dr Nick Reime

Civil Liberties Defence Centre
Inaugural Fundraiser Dinner
Thursday 7 May 2026 6pm-11pm

Hosted by comedian Nazeem Hussein and CLDC Chair Nick Hanna, with special guests incl. Antoinette Lattouf & Mary Kostakidis. #auspol #auslaw #justice www.cldc.org.au

Junior rates application (AM2024/24) | Fair Work Commission The Fair Work Commission is Australia's workplace tribunal. We create awards, approve enterprise agreements and help resolve issues at work.

More info on the junior rates application by the SDA here
www.fwc.gov.au/hearings-dec...
Decision summary: www.fwc.gov.au/documents/si...
Decision (281 pages): www.fwc.gov.au/documents/si...
#auslaw #ausbiz #ausunions

Breaking: Fair Work Commission abolishes junior pay rates for young adults The Fair Work Commission has issued its decision to abolish junior pay rates for young adult employees in the retail, fast food, and pharmacy sectors while maintaining them for minors.

The Fair Work Commission has issued its decision to abolish junior pay rates for young adult employees in the retail, fast food, and pharmacy sectors while maintaining them for minors under 16.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03... #auslaw #ausbiz #ausunions

The day Porepunkah went quiet and learned Dezi Freeman was dead Seven months after a gunman killed two police officers on its streets, the tiny town woke to news that Dezi Freeman was dead.

How Porepunkah learned the search for Dezi Freeman was over
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From Porepunkah to Thologolong: The long search for Dezi Freeman When the parents of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart flew to Melbourne for a police service, little did they know their son's killer would emerge just days later.

From Porepunkah to Thologolong: The long search for Dezi Freeman
When the parents of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart flew to Melbourne for a police service, little did they know their son's killer would emerge just days later.
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Transphobia nearly killed Kaz. Now he just wants to be 'me' This WA teenager was depressed, ill, and missing out on school. He says it was part of the toll transphobia took on him.

"Some Australian studies estimate more than two-thirds of trans children feel unsafe or uncomfortable in their educational settings.

And yet the Albanese Govt refuses to end the special privileges allowing religious schools to discriminate. #auspol #auslaw
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Dezi Freeman shooting live updates: Victoria police to give update on Australian fugitive shot dead after months-long manhunt Porepunkah fugitive, 56, had been on the run after killing two police officers in Australian alpine region in August

Dezi Freeman shooting live updates: Victoria police to give update on Australian fugitive shot dead after months-long manhunt
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The troubled 'sovereign citizen' who became a notorious police killer Before Dezi Freeman's death brought an end to a long manhunt, his friends say he was a troubled and divisive figure who was drawn to the anti-authority "sovereign citizen" movement.

Dezi Freeman's path from an 'unemployable' sovereign citizen to Porepunkah police shooter
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Breaking: Police have fatally shot fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman in Victoria's north-east Victoria Police says he was shot by officers at a property this morning.

Police have shot dead fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman at a property in Victoria's north-east. Victoria Police said he was shot shortly after 8.30 this morning. Freeman had been wanted since August over the fatal shooting of two police officers at Porepunkah.
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Media bosses: ‘Australia shouldn’t be held to ransom’ by AI giants “Our newsrooms and creators are open for business, but we are not an open buffet for Silicon Valley,” said News Corp executive chairman Michael Miller.

Media bosses: ‘Australia shouldn’t be held to ransom’ by AI giants #auspol #auslaw #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Can states cap fuel prices? Tasmanian emergency fuel laws explained The Tasmanian government is seeking to have the power to cap petrol prices. But how will it work? And if it does, can other states do the same?

Can states cap fuel prices? Tasmanian emergency fuel laws explained
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Copyright holder are ready to do AI deals – under existing laws A leading creative industry CEO representing songwriters and music publishers says current copyright laws are fit for purpose in the age of artificial intelligence.

Copyright holder are ready to do AI deals – under existing laws #auspol #auslaw #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...

I have one word: Finally.
#auspol #auslaw #racism #justice

"faced by a choice between the inconvenient but principled and the expedient but amoral", our politicians all chose the expedient path.
#auspol / #auslaw

Because of my sister's unsolved execution in secret ICAC in Adelaide and the establishment's involvement, which blamed me for Suzie's murder—a lie. I was removed from all community and #socialhousing lists after a decade of waiting, with no appeal allowed #Auslaw

#SAParli #Auspol -Fascist-Zionism

Birthkeeper may be forced to give evidence about influencer's freebirth death A coroner investigating the death of nutrition influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth may compel her support worker to appear at the inquest.

The 2025 death of nutrition influencer Stacey Warnecke is being examined by a Victorian coroner, with an inquest to probe the circumstances around Ms Warnecke's decline and the role of a support worker, Emily Lal.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03... #aushealth #auslaw