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Both Victoria and NSW are soon to consider legislation that could legalise voluntary assisted dying.

Using offensive language, should it be a crime?

China has made incredible economic progress and is now making efforts to create a rigorous environmental law framework. But according to Amnesty International, some human rights lawyers who fall foul of the government do not receive fair trials.

Abortion remains a criminal offence in both New South Wales and Queensland. Since September 2016, not one medical practioner in Cairns has been prepared to perform surgical terminations. A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology maintains that the legal ambiguity around terminations in Queensland is a major factor. As well, a troubling case of a late term medical abortion, recently prosecuted in New South Wales.

World first legislation in Germany will impose huge penalties on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter who fail to take down posts that have been clearly defined as defamatory or villifying.