Debra Mortimer News Today

New bosses and payouts start a busy year at Nine, while the ABC continues to grapple with its sacking of presenter Antoinette Lattouf.

Two of five former Brighton Secondary College pupils who took legal action say the state’s apology is a sham

Peter Dutton can argue that where there’s a will to detain these people there must be a way. But the court said otherwise and there’ll likely be a hefty compensation bill

Court told the government only sought resettlement options for the man, known as NZYQ, ‘under the shadow of this litigation’

A judge also ordered the state to pay the five men more than $500,000 in compensation, including interest and legal costs

Several Year 12 students from Brighton Secondary College are believed to have dressed in white robes and scarves linked to Palestine

The world’s first climate change class action has seen Australia’s federal court travel to the Torres Strait to hear arguments on the front line

I read with interest the recent statement by the Solicitor-General for Western Australia, Joshua Thomson SC, that arguments for meritocracy were “flawed”.

Five former Brighton secondary college students had told federal court of physical and verbal bullying

Whether as judges, witnesses or defendants, women have historically been burdened with unfair expectations in the courtrooms of Australia. But that’s changing before our eyes.