The Federal Court reworks its approach to asylum seekers … Punitive detention … Government failure to deport leads to award of damages … Deportation with damages … High Court gazes at the tea leaves … Janek Drevikovsky looks at the latest cases 

Federal government tightens the net on information in migration cases … Applicants deprived of access to information held by the government … Federal courts have to jump through hoops to examine “protected information” … Another special from the Dutton-Pezzullo bunker … Janek Drevikovsky reports 

Defrocked solicitor struggles to get back on the jam roll … Unimpressive evidence … Court unmoved by reference from silk … Ecclesiastical law evoked in thwarted action against the Queen … Hodgepodge of confusion … Court vexed … Anna Kretowicz reports 

 

Barrister leads solicitor astray … Snappy correspondence sent to court registry officer seeking urgent hearing … Attempt at forum shopping … Allegations of impropriety against a judge … Discourteous and provocative missives … The gallows avoided by humble apologies and re-education … Ginger Snatch reports

The Christian Porter vanquished but delusional … Convinced his humiliation is a triumph … Woe … Allegations remain unamended … Where are the damages and the grovel? … Settlement statement by ABC concedes nothing … Porter the pollie is finito … Polly Peck reports COMMENT: I'm not a lawyer (any more) but I think if i were the ABC i would have insisted on the word Discontinue or one of is near relatives being mentioned against Porter's name in the first line or 2.

The War isn't over if someone expresses regret it seems to my untrained eye. COMMENT: COMMENT: If Porter has the hide to run again in the next election, will Jo Dyer or her nominee run as an independent candidate on a rape reform platform and deliver preferences away from Porter?
Tom Kelly

The Christian’s defamation campaign has been sidetracked … Now he’s a respondent fighting to keep one of his barristers on the ticket … Risk of misuse of confidential information … Discovery ordered … Who told others of concerns about potential conflict? … Layer upon layer of contention before we get to D-Day 

NCAT hands out paltry penalty for “vile” tirade … Distressing assault in Taree … Vilification delivered from private property but held to be a “public act” … Adverse psychological effect on Aboriginal elder … No order for an apology because it would not be “sincere” … Janek Drevikovsky reports 

NCAT hands out paltry penalty for “vile” tirade … Distressing assault in Taree … Vilification delivered from private property but held to be a “public act” … Adverse psychological effect on Aboriginal elder … No order for an apology because it would not be “sincere” … Janek Drevikovsky reports