The Guardian • High Court
Issue #2151
CFMEU verdict: a threat to all
The decision of the High Court on 18 June to reject a case challenging the constitutionality of the legislation to steal the CFMEU from its...
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Issue #2190
First climate case reaches the High Court
On 13 May 2026, the High Court of Australia heard the nation’s first ever climate change case to reach our highest court – a landmark...
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Issue #2115
CFMEU court action
Queensland branch secretary Michael Ravbar and assistant secretaries Jade Ingham and Kane Lowth were among those sacked by the administrator under legislation placing CFMEU Construction...
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Issue #2138
A new paradigm for native title?
On the 12 March 2025, the High Court of Australia delivered its judgement regarding the case of Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu. This decision has...
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Issue #2151
CFMEU QLD – Two days of marches and demonstrations
On 18 June the High Court rejected the CFMEU’s appeal to overturn the Albanese government’s decision to place the union’s Construction & General division into...
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Issue #2152
CFMEU High Court Decision: a lawyer explains
The High Court has delivered its decision on the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Act 2024 – the legislation which places the union’s general...
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Issue #2160
$90m message for Qantas
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has welcomed the Federal Court ruling that Qantas will be penalised $90 million – the largest employer penalty in Australian...
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Issue #2116
MUA to join and fund High Court challenge to CFMEU Construction administration laws
The Maritime Union of Australia will join other trade unions in funding a High Court challenge against the Federal Government’s unjustified, chaotic and reckless decision...
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Issue #2116
CFMEU here to stay
The High Court has agreed to hear a case by sacked CFMEU officials from the Construction Division of the CFMEU against the Albanese government for...
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Issue #2202
Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence
The High Court has ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) in its long-running challenge to the groundwater licence granted to a horticulture...
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Issue #2148
The Mabo decision at 33
3 June 2025 marks the 33rd Anniversary of the first formal recognition of Indigenous land rights in Australia, as part of National Reconciliation Week. The...
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