‘No slack’: Retired judge warns that WA’s legal system is nearing breaking point

Shortages of lawyers, judges and courtrooms, inadequate funding and ongoing technology problems are all being blamed for ...
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Australia's legal system grappling with growing number of sovereign citizens clogging up courts

A growing number of sovereign citizens are clogging up Australian courts, after the global financial crisis and COVID-19 spurred a surge in the group's numbers in Australia. The topic is being ...
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Australia justice system is failing victims of sexual violence: report

The Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable, according to the final report presented by the Australian Law Reform Commission to ...
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Australia’s first civilian jury was entirely female. Here’s how ‘juries of matrons’ shaped our legal history

Alice Neikirk receives funding from the History Council of South Australia. It’s hard to imagine now, but for almost 1,000 years, pregnant women in England could avoid the death penalty just by virtue ...