Can gossip be news? Explore how Australia’s new privacy tort challenges media freedoms and redefines journalism in the age of celebrity and digital storytelling.
By Matthew Richardson SC - 1 min read
With fines and increased enforcement looming, legal advisors must act now to ensure privacy policies meet new ADM disclosure standards under the Privacy Act.
By Alex Kotova - 1 min read
In the first of a two-part series, Matthew Richardson SC unpacks key UK cases likely to influence how the new tort is characterised in Australia.
By Matthew Richardson SC - 11 min read
There is rarely a civil case in which an email, text, Facebook entry or webpage snapshot doesn’t feature, yet electronic evidence is often tendered without…
By Julie Soars and Carmel Lee - 3 min read
Three controversial counter-terrorism powers – control orders, preventative detention orders, and ASIO’s questioning and detention warrant powers – were due to expire under sunset clauses…
By Keiran Hardy and Professor George Williams - 3 min read
The National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2014 (Cth) allows ASIO officers operating under a single ‘computer access warrant’ to access data held on multiple computers…
By Professor George Williams and Keiran Hardy - 2 min read