#auslaw — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #auslaw, aggregated by home.social.
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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
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‘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
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Powerhouse Museum Corruption Inquiry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/investigation-two-senior-powerhouse-museum-executives-parramatta/107098972 #auspol #auslaw
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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
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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
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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 -
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hrmm, does anyone know what’s the precedence re. what counts as “inferred consent” for Australia’s Spam Act and Spam Regulations?
I often have myself fully removed from lists businesses use to generate mailing lists by asking them if they can send me proof of my consent to be on such lists as I very rarely give express consent and ACMA has decent definition as to what counts for inferred consent.
Unfortunately, the most recent spam I’ve received is from lawyers, and I’d prefer to have more than what’s on ACMA’s site.
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What you should know about the legal case against extending Australia's biggest gas project https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/what-to-know-about-the-landmark-case-against-north-west-shelf/106953170 #gas #climate #auslaw #auspol
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Sydney creator’s Instagram restored after month-long Meta battle over #copyright and #FIFA world cup
https://mumbrella.com.au/sydney-creators-instagram-restored-after-month-long-meta-battle-930448 #auslaw #auspol -
Revealed: How much Melissa Caddick’s victims will get back from $23m scam https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/revealed-how-much-melissa-caddick-s-victims-will-get-back-from-23m-scam-20260723-p60i07.html #auslaw
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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
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The #prosecutions of #DavidMcBride, #RichardBoyle and Witness K make clear #public #servants face #prison for #exposing #government #crime and #corruption.
https://t.me/AntifascistSolidarity/56346
#australia #classwar #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas #doublestandard #law #auslaw #humanrights #fascism #oppression #repression #eattherich #capitalism #statism #morals #ethics #principles
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It will be interesting to see whether the New Australian Parliament will contemplate the implementation of the WIPO Treaty of Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Penny Wong made a memorable speech about the Treaty last year: 'Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have been innovators, inventors and knowledge-holders for over 65,000 years.
All across this land, the vibrant history of Australia's First Nations peoples tells the story of an ancient culture that continues today.
Whether it is firestick farming used to sustainably manage Country, or the engineering of great stone fish traps across rivers and seas.
Whether it was the practices of cultivating crops over tens of thousands of years, or the discovery and use of potent natural medicines.
That unbroken line of innovation has continued to this day, despite what was wrought by the fiction of terra nullius.
The traditional knowledge of Australia's First Peoples transformed this land.
Made it liveable, made it home.
That knowledge deserves international recognition.
This treaty does just that.'
#IndigenousIP #WIPO #geneticresources #biodiversity #auslaw #auspol