Australian bosses could go to jail for up to 10 years and be slapped with a $1.65 million fine if they "deliberately" ...

More expensive passports, a Centrelink boost and new laws are a few things in store for Aussies in the new year.

Australia's new laws that took effect on Wednesday made intentional wage theft a criminal offence that would see dishonest ...

These are state laws,” Mr Stone says. Most criminal cases are dealt with by state and territory courts in Australia. Credit: Light Bulb Works/Getty Images Australia’s federal system is also ...

Australia's criminal underpayment laws will take effect in January 2025, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) reminded on Monday.

In less than three weeks, the Australian Law Reform Commission is due to hand Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus a report on one ...

In the months ahead, we can expect to be deluged with all sorts of promises from politicians about the laws they intend to ...

The Law Council of Australia has spoken of addressing the underlying causes of criminal behaviour such as a lack of housing. 'It just works': Western Australia's first all-Aboriginal police ...

From 1 January 2025, intentional underpayment of wages or entitlements is a criminal offence, with sanctions including jail ...

Carnival Australia, and the requirements of the law. "The only way I can get to the bottom of whether our national biosecurity laws and our state laws were broken is through a criminal ...

South Australian laws ban three or more members of a declared criminal organisation from being present in a public place, with a penalty of up to three years’ imprisonment. Jed William Carlyle ...