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Geoffrey Robertson believes international law is failing us – but the solutions are unclear

World of War Crimes: Eyeless in Gaza … and Beyond, the latest book by barrister and human rights advocate Geoffrey Robertson, quickly establishes that contemporary international laws against war crimes are completely ineffectual.

The Conversation

Minister says pair of Sydney nurses unable to practise nationwide – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Exiled Iranian dissidents welcome UN's call for investigation into 1980s purge

A United Nations expert called this week for an international investigation into a range of "atrocity crimes" committed in Iran in connection with a purge of dissidents in the 1980s. Most of the victims were part of a group now based in France and Albania, in a sometimes uneasy relationship…

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Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to Foreign Office in London

Demonstration organised by Workers for a Free Palestine demands government shifts policy on Israel’s war in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

US ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’

Human rights barrister says US expects Labour government to continue UK challenge to proposed action against Israeli PM

The Guardian - UK

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum

Australians appear likely to reject a proposal that would create an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism

The Independent UK

Army veteran's wife tells Q+A her husband tried to take his life more than 30 times, as she calls for more funding from government

Australian Army veteran Dave has tried to end his life more than 30 times since returning from Timor-Leste. He and his wife have used a Q+A appearance to implore the government to better support defence personnel.

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Ukraine war ‘opening eyes’ to need to reform England’s libel laws, says lawyer

Geoffrey Robertson says wealthy Russians using legal system to intimidate British journalists and publishers

The Guardian - UK

What's the true story of John Stonehouse, the elusive British MP who faked his own death to start a new life in Australia?

He was a British MP who faked his own death to start a new life in Melbourne. But what's the truth about the elusive, alleged spy John Stonehouse?

ABC News

ITV dramatises life of John Stonehouse MP who faked his death in 1974

Series with Matthew Macfadyen as Labour member who disappeared in sea off Miami and was later jailed is part of revival of interest in bizarre story

The Guardian - UK

Grattan on Friday: Defeat of the Voice would be a body blow for achieving a republic

The passage of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament could be a necessary, albeit not a sufficient, condition for Australia to become a republic in the next few years.

The Conversation

Prince Charles slams UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda: Reports

British media says Charles called UK’s Rwanda asylum scheme ‘appalling’ and worries it will affect Commonwealth summit.

Al Jazeera

UK court says asylum seeker deportation to Rwanda can go ahead

Charities and a trade union launched legal challenge to stop British government sending asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine, abortion and kangaroo courts: it's Geoffrey Robertson against the world

He's one of the world's most high-profile lawyers, but Geoffrey Robertson cares most deeply about people.

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