Australia's High Court has found in favour of Internet service provider iiNet in a high profile piracy case that is being closely watched around the world.
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By Nicolas Suzor, Queensland University of Technology
In what is being billed as iiNet versus Hollywood, the Australian internet service provider has come out an apparent winner after the High Court dismissed a copyright infringement case brought by industry…
Gina Rinehart with daughter Ginia Rinehart attend a State Reception for Queen Elizabeth II in Perth.
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The dispute between Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, and her children is more than a private squabble between relatives.
The high profile of the litigants meant the case was always going to…
Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Chris Bowen after the High Court ruled the Malaysian Solution invalid.
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The Federal Government’s position on handling asylum seekers is in disarray.
The High Court has ruled its Malaysia Solution invalid and the Coalition has indicated it will not support moves to amend the…
Would an increase in the number of asylum seekers being processed on the Australian mainland lead to London and Paris style rioting on the streets?
According to press reports this week, that is what the…
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen faces severe problems after the High Court ruling
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The decision by the full bench of the High Court ruling the Gillard Government’s Malaysia Solution for dealing with asylum seekers who arrive by boat invalid creates a massive problem for the minority…
Protestors outside the High Court during a previous hearing in Malaysian Solution case
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The Gillard government’s refugee policy is in disarray after the full bench of the High Court today made permanent injunctions preventing the removal of asylum seekers to Malaysia.
The action was initially…
In Australia, forensic evidence is coming under increasing scrutiny.
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FORENSICS AUSTRALIA – Jurors without technical training are frequently required to consider complex forensic evidence.
It’s not just a matter of understanding the forensic evidence: in the case of “opposing…
Campaigners in Sydney protesting against the Malaysian Solution
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The High Court’s extension of an injunction preventing the deportation of asylum seekers under the so-called Malaysian Solution threatens to present the Gillard Government with a major political problem…
