Legal experts say the Commonwealth would have risked losing a High Court challenge to counterterrorism laws if it stopped the ...

The recent Australian High Court ruling in NZYQ v. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs has prompted significant developments in Australia’s immigration detention policies.

In a ruling with far-reaching implications for free speech, Australia’s highest court this week upheld federal government powers to deny visas to political figures by asserting that their proposed ...

The High Court has dismissed an application by the group White Australia which had hoped to lift its listing as a hate group ahead of a formal High Court hearing later in the year.

The government will be on tenterhooks again next month when the High Court of Australia hears another case that could lead to the release of a further cohort of people currently in immigration ...

Within an imposing wood-panelled room in Canberra, ordinary people come before a bench of justices to present their case. The High Court is where laws are challenged and legal minds tackle principles ...