As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a ...

Sovereign citizens might seem eccentric, or even harmless. But those who look to engage in ‘pseudolaw’ can pose real risks.

In some Australian jurisdictions, the report found, between 75 and 85 percent of reports to the police do not proceed to charge and even fewer to court. A lack of trust in the police, the belief that ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue a highly anticipated advisory opinion overnight to clarify state ...

The Australian High Court, Canberra [Photo by Con Tassios / CC BY 3.0] The High Court ruled on November 6 that forcing people released from immigration detention to wear electronic monitoring ...

The International Court of Justice has held that fossil fuel exporters like Australia can't export their responsibility for climate change.The ...

The Australian court system has reviewed charges against three suspected Holocaust-era war criminals, none of whom were convicted.

Countries have very strong obligations under international law to cut climate pollution and prevent significant harm to the ...

Lyons is expected to be back in court later this week as his case works its way through the Australian court system. This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

Australia's Qantas Airways said on Thursday it has obtained an interim injunction in the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court ...