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Victorian Bar to poll members on endorsing Voice to Parliament
Policy and Regulation 2023-05-18 4:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of Victorian barristers says the Bar has a responsibility to make a public statement backing the proposed Voice to Parliament, while others have […]

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Appeals dismissed in ‘inconceivable’ challenge to NSW COVID-19 jab mandate
COVID-19 2021-12-08 5:58 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An appeals court has found it ā€œinconceivableā€ that legislation aimed at protecting public health would not have afforded the New South Wales health minister the […]

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Judge denies ‘hostility’ towards COVID-19 vaccine mandate challengers
COVID-19 2021-12-03 5:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Victorian workers challenging the government’s health directions requiring workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have lost their second bid to disqualify the judge hearing the […]

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Judge weighs exemption from Victoria’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for 134 workers
COVID-19 2021-11-03 8:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A group of 134 workers in healthcare, education and construction have argued a judge should grant them a temporary exemption from Victoria’s direction mandating essential […]

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Court strikes down challenges to NSW COVID-19 vaccination mandate
COVID-19 2021-10-15 9:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A court has dismissed challenges to the New South Wales public health orders that made it mandatory for certain workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

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Public good overrides individual rights in COVID-19 pandemic, NSW tells court
Trials 2021-10-05 9:30 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The New South Wales government has accused anti-vaccination advocates of having a ā€œmisguidedā€ and ā€œone-dimensional focusā€ on the fundamental rights of the individual over those […]

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‘The line was crossed’: Challengers to COVID-19 vaccine mandate claim human rights abuses
COVID-19 2021-10-01 9:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Individuals challenging public health orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers in New South Wales have told a court ā€œthe line was crossedā€ when the […]

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COVID-19 jab effective, anti-vaxxers misinterpreting data, trial told
Trials 2021-09-30 9:35 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Health experts have told a court hearing a challenge to a requirement that certain workers get the COVID-19 jab that vaccinations are an effective tool […]

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Judge hearing COVID-19 vaccine challenge issues stern warning after emails, calls ‘inundate’ chambers
COVID-19 2021-09-28 1:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Hundreds of emails have inundated the inbox of the judge overseeing legal challenges to the NSW health ministerā€™s orders mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for certain workers, […]

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‘Urgent action had to be taken’: Court tosses challenge to Victoria’s COVID-19 curfew
COVID-19 2020-11-02 2:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit by restaurant owner and Liberal member Michelle Loielo challenging the validity of the Victoria government’s now dropped […]

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