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Wild Child Laboratories sued for 'deceptive' conduct over recalled sunscreens https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/wild-child-laboratories-sued-over-pulled-sunscreens/107097510 #consumerlaw #auslaw #auspol

Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/christopher-duff-to-stand-trial-over-nsw-ai-court-data-breach/107135032 #AI #auspol #auslaw

Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/christopher-duff-to-stand-trial-over-nsw-ai-court-data-breach/107135032 #AI #auspol #auslaw

Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/christopher-duff-to-stand-trial-over-nsw-ai-court-data-breach/107135032 #AI #auspol #auslaw

Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/christopher-duff-to-stand-trial-over-nsw-ai-court-data-breach/107135032 #AI #auspol #auslaw

Prosecutors allege man used AI to 'scrape' court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/christopher-duff-to-stand-trial-over-nsw-ai-court-data-breach/107135032 #AI #auspol #auslaw

Victorian stores caught selling illegal tobacco could be closed from today under new laws https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/vic-victoria-illegal-tobacco-store-closures/107131788 #tobacco #smoking #auslaw #auspol

Border Force seizes 1.7m cigarettes, thousands of vapes in WA, NT raids | ABC NEWS https://youtu.be/Yyv5A2YM8n8?si=taEifP6P_vM_mJwa #auspol #auslaw #smoking #vaping #health

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. #auspol #auslaw #dutyofcare #socialmedia #digitalplatforms

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. #auspol #auslaw #dutyofcare #socialmedia #digitalplatforms

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. #auspol #auslaw #dutyofcare #socialmedia #digitalplatforms

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. #auspol #auslaw #dutyofcare #socialmedia #digitalplatforms

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content. #auspol #auslaw #dutyofcare #socialmedia #digitalplatforms

Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi after decades-long wait https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/boodjamulla-national-park-lawn-hill-gorge-handover/107102104 #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol #rangers #biodiversity #nationalparks

‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/how-misinformation-ai-hallucinations-infiltrating-australian-parliament #AI #auspol #auslaw

Powerhouse Museum Corruption Inquiry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/investigation-two-senior-powerhouse-museum-executives-parramatta/107098972 #auspol #auslaw

Swiss Federal Supreme Court upholds international tribunal ruling against Clive Palmer https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/swiss-federal-supreme-court-upholds-international-tribunal-ruling-against-clive-palmer-05-08-2026 #ISDS #auspol #auslaw

eHarmony deceived customers with ‘subscription traps’ that cost hundreds of dollars, court finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/eharmony-dating-website-sued-australia-subscription-traps-customers-charged-hundreds
Australian consumer watchdog says it received hundreds of complaints about the US-based dating site and its memberships. #ACCC #auslaw #auspol #consumerlaw

Subaru in court for allegedly failing to give independent repairers equal access to car repair information https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/subaru-in-court-for-allegedly-failing-to-give-independent-repairers-equal-access-to-car-repair-information #accc #righttorepair #auslaw #auspol

The major parties had several chances to meet the moment. Instead they chose to safeguard their collective mediocrity
Zoe Daniel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/23/the-major-parties-had-several-chances-to-meet-the-moment-instead-they-chose-to-safeguard-their-collective-mediocrity
Labor and the Coalition united three times to defy the expressed desire of the voters; on gambling, on disability and on the power of the tech companies. #auslaw #auspol

From little things big things grow https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/wave-hill-walk-off-the-birth-of-the-modern-aboriginal-land-rights-movement/qqiki572c #IndigenousIP #auspol #auslaw

Looking back at the 60-year legacy left by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari's Wave Hill Walk-Off https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/wave-hill-walk-off-60th-anniversary-vincent-lingiari-land-rights/107058862 #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP

Peter Garrett on protest music, hope and Midnight Oil's legacy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/peter-garrett-take-5-midnight-oil-zan-rowe-songs/107053812 #music #auspol #auslaw #MidnightOil #protest #activism

Sydney Sirens unveiled as new Super Netball brand – in shock to ice hockey team of same name https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/20/sydney-sirens-super-netball-brand-ice-hockey
The arrival of Sydney’s second netball team has caused consternation in the Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League amid fears they will be forced into a name change. #trademark #sport #auslaw

3M knew for more than 50 years that its products could harm humans, Australian government alleges in court documents https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/18/3m-knew-for-more-than-50-years-that-its-products-could-harm-humans-australian-government-alleges-in-court-documents #auslaw #auspol #litigation

Celebrity agent Titus Day admits to taking money from Guy Sebastian https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/celebrity-agent-titus-day-admits-to-taking-money-from-guy-sebastian-20260812-p60noz.html
Day, who was imprisoned for embezzling money from his star client before being freed on appeal, has apologised and settled with the singer for failing to pass on all the payments he was owed. #auslaw #musicbiz

Moree solicitor accused of manufacturing prohibited 3D-printed firearms https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/moree-solicitor-arrested-over-firearm-offences-manufacturing/107026848 #3dprinting #guncontrol #auslaw

The rise of illegal tobacco in Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/charting-the-rise-of-illegal-tobacco-in-australia/106941130 #smoking #auspol #blackmarkets #auslaw

Carnival allegations prompt Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls for cruise crew protection https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/carnival-anti-slavery-commissioner-foreign-cruise-crew/107016964 #auslaw #auspol

High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting Northern Territory water licence https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/high-court-favour-native-title-holders-fighting-nt-water-licence/106998088 #nativetitle #auslaw #auspol

'Bondi Icebergs Dining Room founder Maurice Terzini has launched legal action against Nine and his former wife in a court battle set to test the limits of new privacy laws.' https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/icebergs-founder-maurice-terzini-sues-nine-ex-wife-in-privacy-law-test-20260729-p60jlj.html #privacy #auslaw #auspol

'A judge has singled out comments from billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey calling the legal system “f---ed” as a factor in slapping his company Harvey Norman with $35 million in penalties for running misleading ads.

Justice Michael O’Bryan made the orders against both Harvey Norman and credit company Latitude Finance Australia – which must pay $20 million in penalties – over a misleading and deceptive advertising campaign spruiking the latter’s credit card product'. https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/gerry-harvey-branded-the-legal-system-unjust-it-has-come-back-to-bite-him-20260728-p60j6a.html #auslaw #consumerlaw

Appeal puts climate duty of care back in the spotlight https://nit.com.au/28-07-2026/25588/appeal-puts-climate-duty-of-care-back-in-the-spotlight #auspol #auslaw #climate #litigation #IndigenousIP

Traditional Owners continue fight for climate justice in Torres Strait https://nit.com.au/28-07-2026/25605/traditional-owners-continue-fight-for-climate-justice-in-torres-strait #auspol #auslaw #climate #litigation #IndigenousIP

Has the government failed to protect Torres Strait culture from rising seas? The full Federal Court is about to decide https://theconversation.com/has-the-government-failed-to-protect-torres-strait-culture-from-rising-seas-the-full-federal-court-is-about-to-decide-287687 #climate #litigation #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

Torres Strait leaders return to court in landmark climate case appeal https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/torres-strait-leaders-return-to-court-in-landmark-climate-case-appeal/ia0wnr5ey
Torres Strait Islander community leaders Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai have returned to court as they continue their landmark legal fight over the threat climate change poses to their islands, culture and way of life. #climate #litigation #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

Torres Strait Islander climate litigation appeal starts today - Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth. You can watch live on the Federal Court of Australia's YouTube stream https://www.youtube.com/live/3F7jO0paeKI?si=KnUel0b-sB6INhDG #auslaw #auspol #climate #litigation #dutyofcare #IndigenousIP

Sally McManus shook up the union movement. The question now is what she leaves behind https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sally-mcmanus-shook-up-the-union-movement-the-question-now-is-what-she-leaves-behind-20260727-p60ixq.html #auspol #auslaw #unions

Eminem’s Lawyers File Appeal Against Trademark Ruling In Favour Of Aussie Brand Swim Shady https://themusic.com.au/news/eminem-lawyers-file-appeal-against-trademark-ruling-in-favour-of-aussie-brand-swim-shady/-2lB7-4REBM/23-07-26 #trademark #music #auslaw

A recent interview suggests the #police minister is a driving force behind the #NSW #government’s continuing erosion of #civil #liberties.

https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/police-minister-is-a-key-reason-for-nsw-governments-failure-to-protect-civil-liberties/

https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/56602

#nswpol #nswgov #newsouthwales #australia #statism #fascism #auslaw #law #classwar #humanrights #acab #AllCopsAreBastards #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas #eattherich #oppression #repression