National Affairs
15 November 2023
A High Court decision has added to concerns about jury behaviour that were passed over by a series of appeal judges
Books & Arts
7 November 2023
A murder case looked different close-up for a journalist with worries of his own
Books & Arts
12 July 2023
Two new books go behind the scenes with the reporters who exposed Ben Roberts-Smith’s actions in Afghanistan
International
11 July 2023
Despite an encouraging decision on voting laws, the US Supreme Court has continued attacking Americans’ rights
Essays & Reportage
16 June 2023
Thirty-five years and five judgements after Scott Johnson’s body was found, can we be sure justice has been served?
National Affairs
5 April 2023
A capacity to enable fruitful cross-cultural interaction was among the strengths of Yolngu leader Yunupingu, who died last weekend
Essays & Reportage
8 December 2022
Labor’s decision to drop the prosecution of Bernard Collaery leaves key questions unresolved
Essays & Reportage
21 November 2022
What did we learn about juries from the abrupt conclusion to last month’s trial of a ministerial staffer?
National Affairs
4 September 2022
Did The Teacher’s Pet hinder the conviction of Chris Dawson?
Essays & Reportage
14 May 2021
Women’s full right — and responsibility — to sit on juries came late to Australia
Books & Arts
21 September 2020
Books | Lawyer Andrew Boe’s heartfelt memoir of a life in the law
Essays & Reportage
26 June 2020
The alleged actions of former justice Dyson Heydon sit oddly with his judgement in a contentious High Court appeal
Books & Arts
2 June 2020
Books | A compelling account of a significant cultural moment
Essays & Reportage
27 April 2020
How Malcolm Turnbull turned himself into an international figure
From the archive
13 April 2020
If the High Court is right about the evidence on timing, what went wrong during the prosecution and hearings?
Essays & Reportage
25 March 2020
How the communists saved Josh Frydenberg
National Affairs
13 February 2020
The latest Closing the Gap report brings cause both for scepticism and for guarded optimism
National Affairs
30 August 2019
A Victorian judge has gone against a quarter-century’s treatment of political parties
Essays & Reportage
29 August 2019
Did all three judges overstep the mark in deciding George Pell’s appeal?
National Affairs
6 August 2019
What can we learn from this widely criticised member of the judiciary?
National Affairs
19 March 2019
The Pell sentencing raises challenging questions about cases involving authority figures
National Affairs
27 February 2019
In this case, above all, justice needed to be seen to be done
National Affairs
10 December 2018
If judges don’t have a clear idea of how police should behave, where does that leave everyone else?
National Affairs
30 November 2018
The AFP made a mess of investigating the murder of Colin Winchester and other crimes, so why is it the only Australian police force to have avoided an external inquiry?
National Affairs
1 May 2018
Are we all the losers in the High Court’s quest for consensus?
Books & Arts
9 April 2018
The memoirs of one of Australia’s best-known judges raise important questions about sentencing, politics and the media
International
5 October 2017
Large-scale arrests by Chinese police in Fiji throw light on China’s justice system
Essays & Reportage
2 October 2017
A letter from a worried juror threw into doubt Stephen Young’s conviction for the murder of Harry and Nicola Fuller. Did it also pinpoint a weakness in the way juries work?
Essays & Reportage
21 September 2017
Some of the most serious allegations against the reforming attorney-general turned High Court judge centre on his relationships — real or imagined — with three notorious…
Essays & Reportage
30 November 2016
The appointment of the new chief justice is a reminder that diversity and merit are not mutually exclusive