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Jade Toomey

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 8, 2026
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Top 5K sites
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Jul 24, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Jade Toomey

    Packed courtroom for Neo-Nazi group's appeal against ban (opens the original)

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    White supremacist organisation White Australia has made opening arguments in its appeal against new federal hate speech laws under which it was banned. The group argues the laws lack guardrails, while the Commonwealth says the group is seeking protection for its violent rhetoric, by claiming to be a political party. The matter is being heard in the High Court on September 8 and 9, with judgment not expected for several weeks or months. There was barely a seat spare in the gallery of the High Cou

  2. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Jade Toomey

    Regulator imposes registration conditions on Australian National University (opens the original)

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    A compliance assessment of the Australian National University has found it breached the national tertiary education standards. The university has been ordered to take action to address "risks to higher education operations" by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency. The ANU says it's committed to "best practice governance" and has begun working to meet the conditions. Four conditions have been imposed on the Australian National University (ANU) after a 14-month compliance review by

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Jade Toomey

    Canberra woman to receive $100k settlement over illegal strip search (opens the original)

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    The ACT government has reached a $100,000 settlement with Canberra woman Julianne Williams after she was subjected to a strip search that breached her human rights. Ms Williams sought compensation to reconcile the pain caused by the 2021 incident and to deter similar future behaviour. ACT Corrective Services said it was implementing changes, and strip searches had significantly decreased at the prison where Ms Williams was mistreated. The ACT government has agreed to pay a Canberra woman $100,00

  4. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Jade Toomey

    Illegal strip search of Aboriginal woman sheds light on 'invasive' practice (opens the original)

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    A former detainee is suing the ACT government after her human rights were breached when she was illegally strip-searched at Canberra's jail in 2021. The incident occurred when Julianne Williams became distressed after her request to attend her grandmother's funeral was rejected and was moved to a Crisis Support Unit, where she was subjected to a strip search in the bathroom. Ms Williams's case will return to court this month. An Aboriginal woman whose human rights were breached during an illegal

  5. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Jade Toomey

    Sacked ALDI worker's use of AI as 'quasi-legal advisor' condemned (opens the original)

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    A former ALDI worker seeking to challenge his dismissal in the Fair Work Commission has been criticised for bringing a doomed case that was informed by AI. Research commissioned by the workplace umpire shows its cases have recently grown by 40 per cent, in part due to litigants using AI. From October 20, applicants to the Fair Work Commission will need to disclose AI use, while a template to help AI-dependent litigants has been implemented. A sacked ALDI employee condemned by the Fair Work Commi

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