Chris Dawson trial: former teacher found guilty of wife's murder

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison has found former teacher Christopher Dawson guilty of murdering his wife Lynette, who disappeared in 1982. And calls for legislative change to help relieve Centrelink debt for people fleeing family and domestic violence. 

Chris Dawson trial: former teacher found guilty of wife's murder

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison has found former teacher Christopher Dawson guilty of murdering his wife Lynette, who disappeared in 1982. And calls for legislative change to help relieve Centrelink debt for people fleeing family and domestic violence. 

Victoria state government urged to review stamp duty

This post was originally published on this site

The New South Wales government is planning to overhaul its property tax regime by giving first home buyers the choice between making a one-off, upfront stamp duty payment or paying a smaller, annual land tax instead.

This prompted the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, Housing Industry Association and Australian Property

High Court rejects activists' challenge to NSW surveillance laws, and women bring prison stories to the stage

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Should activist groups be allowed to use secretly filmed footage to expose the treatment of animals at farms and abattoirs? And Somebody’s Daughter theatre company returns to the stage with stories of women’s lives in prison, co-written and performed by former inmates. 

What happens when a commercial tenant can’t pay their rent?

This post was originally published on this site

Commercial rent collection in Victoria has tumbled, falling from 88% at the beginning of the year to 70% in May, according to data property management platform Re-Leased.

The industrial sector has been hit particularly hard, as rising petrol prices have taken their toll on companies’ bottom lines. As a result,

Life, death and the law

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When parents and doctors disagree, how do courts decide whether to withdraw life support from a hospitalised child? The creation of a federal judicial commission is among the recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s report on judicial impartiality. The high-profile defamation litigation between billionaire politician Clive Palmer and WA

Legal decisions and analytics

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Should researchers collect and publish statistics which reveal how judges and tribunal members decide refugee cases? Is this a way of understanding legal decision making or does it risk undermining confidence in the justice system? 

Legal decisions and analytics

This post was originally published on this site

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Should researchers collect and publish statistics which reveal how judges and tribunal members decide refugee cases? Is this a way of understanding legal decision making or does it risk undermining confidence in the justice system?