Law

ATO officers have broad powers of information collection, but how far can they legally go when that information is protected by client professional privilege?

Employers are challenging the legal principle on which the ‘right to strike’ is based in the International Court of Justice. The outcome could change labour laws around the world

Geospatial AI could transform healthcare and disaster management, but we need comprehensive guidelines and laws to mitigate misinformation and safeguard users

In Australia, pawnbrokers are largely exempt from national consumer credit laws and it’s leaving often-desperate people exposed to acute risks

What happens to the biodiversity and communities whose lives depend on a piece of land when that land is acquired? A new book explores the limitations of environmental law in India

How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?

AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality

Australia’s rivers and freshwater ecosystems are in trouble – a result of the false claim that water belonged to no one when the British invaded Australia

Explaining a referendum on constitutional law to young people can seem a tall order, but they already have a good knowledge of the world around them

Children have the right to be safe from violence inside and outside the home – and Australia’s corporal punishment of children legislation needs to catch up