32.2 C
Melbourne
HomeTagsHigh Court

High Court

Explainer: what is the ‘good faith’ defence thwarted by the High Court in Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial?

  Image: David Crosling/AAP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. A High Court ruling on...

Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what the Constitution says

Image: James Ross/AAP Just days after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signalled the state won’t be ready for a major loosening of COVID-19 restrictions next week as...

High Court ruling on ‘Palace letters’ case paves way to learn more about The Dismissal – and our Constitution

Image: National Archives of Australia The High Court has ruled that Sir John Kerr’s correspondence with the queen comprises “Commonwealth records”. This means access to them is...

The jury may be out on the jury system after George Pell’s successful appeal

Picture: Shutterstock/sirtravelalot The High Court yesterday quashed the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, who had originally been found guilty on a number of charges by a...

What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?

The High Court has referred George Pell’s application for special leave to the court’s full bench. Erik Anderson/AAP Two judges in the High Court of...

The Section 44 soap opera: why more MPs could be in danger of being forced out

Several candidates were forced to withdraw in the recent election over Section 44 concerns. This will only continue until parliament acts. One...

Grattan on Friday: Voters just want citizenship crisis fixed – but it isn’t that easy

There was much cynicism about Malcolm Turnbull resisting a full audit. James Ross/AAP The citizenship crisis is politics at its worst, has been unresolved far...

Three reasons why the decisions of Joyce and Nash may be difficult to challenge

Can decisions made by former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce while he was invalidly in parliament be challenged? Now that Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash...

The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the ‘citizenship seven’

The High Court has ruled Scott Ludlam, Larissa Waters, Fiona Nash, Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Roberts ineligible to have stood for...

Grattan on Friday: If High Court disqualifies Canavan, Joyce will be scratching for cabinet replacement

Legal experts are unsure what the High Court may decide on Matt Canavan. Lukas Coch/AAP The Senate, bordering on the farcical all year, has finally...
- Advertisement -

Latest Articles

mick small pt
Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.