What are the unique challenges facing justice systems in the Pacific region?

Judicial capacity building in the Pacific

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Traditional owners have welcomed an announcement by Parks Australia that it would plead guilty to damaging a sacred site at Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National park. The move follows a landmark High Court decision which found that statutory bodies can be held criminally liable for damaging cultural sites. 

Protecting First Nations sacred sites: are Australian laws fit for the task?

Bad fences make bad neighbours! The Law Report explores your rights and responsibilities when it comes to fences and boundaries.

BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E5 | Fences

What are Donald Trump's legal options after the former US president was found guilty of falsifying business records in the 'hush money' trial?

Trump's legal woes; Bad Neighbours: fences

From abandoned cars to electric vehicle charging, the Law Report shifts gears on your rights and responsibilities when it comes to cars in strata blocks.

BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E4 | Cars and apartments

In a legal first, a Queensland tribunal finds the social media platform formerly known as Twitter can be held liable for hate speech published on the site. Can a victim of road rage claim workers compensation? And the Law Report drives around the frustrations of cars in apartment blocks.

Judicial capacity building in the Pacific

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