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Legal expert says court ruling in case where information accessed on Mecrus work laptop confirms ‘Australians still don’t have a right to privacy’

The ATO sparked confusion by sending hundreds of thousands of boilerplate letters telling recipients they have on-hold historical tax debts

STC says actors’ demonstration ‘hurt many in our community’ while longtime board member resigns

Border force suggested man was ‘non-compliant’ but Guardian understands he was not read his visa conditions or fitted with ankle bracelet

Exclusive: Imports by retailers of nicotine and non-nicotine vapes will soon be banned but new data reveals drastic increase in shops selling the products

Exclusive: less than a quarter of recent recruits are women, with First Nations people and those from diverse backgrounds also underrepresented

The journalists who signed an open letter to Australian media organisations last week calling for ethical reporting on the war in Gaza have succeeded in intensifying the dispute over whether the coverage has been fair. At the same time, they’ve called their own impartiality into question.

Court spokesperson says plaintiff’s solicitors drew registry’s attention to ‘error’ and document has since been replaced

Alarm at ATO warnings of ‘on hold’ arrears; Israelis and foreign nationals in new group freed from Gaza

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

Home affairs minister’s explanation of how Labor has handled the high court decision defies everything we know about the case