For over a decade, the senior Indigenous figure and actor has attempted to return to prison to mentor inmates, but his past history of criminal activity and drug use has seen him blocked by authorities - until now

The High Court has reinstated a murder verdict over the death of Queensland woman Allison Baden-Clay. What does case reveal about criminal trials and defence strategies?

What happens when a group of people are behaving badly and one of them commits a serious crime Are the rest of the group members just as culpable? The highest courts in the UK and Australia have different views.

For a whale, seismic testing is like dynamite blasts in their backyard. Are Australian regulations on ocean noise pollution keeping up with the science of ocean exploration?

For the first time, Australia has been brought before a UN Commission to arbitrate its dispute with Timor-Leste over maritime boundaries.

A high rate of recidivism is one of the factors that underpins Australia's poor record on indigenous incarceration. Could one of the reasons be a lack of access to appropriate rehabilitation opportunities?

How connecting with Maori identity is reducing recidivism in juvenile justice.

Despite a restorative justice approach to sentencing Aboriginal offenders in Canada, incarceration rates continue to rise. Why?

Australia's live music industry has routinely proved vulnerable to regulatory change.

In a highly unusual move, the Supreme Court of WA Court of Appeal prized open the jury deliberations of a trial in order to investigate the origins and impact of a mysterious note from a juror.